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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In Butler County Common Pleas Court, Berling was indicted on two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of tampering with records, according to the grand jury report. —

Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024 Geter-Pataky was charged with tampering with a witness, misrepresenting eligibility requirements for voting by absentee ballot and failure to sign as assister on an absentee ballot. —

Brian Lockhart, Connecticut Post, 22 Oct. 2024 Upon returning to her office, Erin is met by Queens D.A. Evaline Romano (Debi Mazar), who is heading up an investigation into Erin's potential tampering with the witness. —

EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024 Hurricanes are one of the most difficult natural phenomena to tamper with—so difficult that, right now, climate scientists don’t take the idea seriously. —

Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tamper with