tamper with
phrasal verb
tampered with; tampering with; tampers with
: to change or touch (something) especially in a way that causes damage or harm
Someone tampered with the lock.
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Trump's lawyers claim the boxes were not preserved in the exact manner in which they were found, and claim the evidence has been tampered with.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 25 June 2024
Court records show Lackey was charged with murder, recklessly endangering another person and tampering with physical evidence.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2024
Young was charged with murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence, according to the news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
Tesla Tucker, 29, and Cage Rudd, 30, pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and failure of person to report the death of a person in connection to Miya Rudd’s case, Ohio County Circuit Court ClerkKirtley said.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 18 June 2024
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 25 June 2024
Court records show Lackey was charged with murder, recklessly endangering another person and tampering with physical evidence.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2024
Young was charged with murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence, according to the news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
Tesla Tucker, 29, and Cage Rudd, 30, pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and failure of person to report the death of a person in connection to Miya Rudd’s case, Ohio County Circuit Court ClerkKirtley said.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 18 June 2024
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 5 Jul. 2024.
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