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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Chief Jason Marlin, 51, was charged with two counts of failure to report ethics crime and tampering with evidence, reported WBRC.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
He was found guilty of manslaughter, abandonment or concealment of a dead body and tampering with evidence, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
David Mauricio Dominguez, 19, is charged with assault causing bodily injury, official oppression and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, according to a news release from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
Michelle Lee Marr, 49, was convicted of second-degree murder and tampering with documents or evidence, according to a Feb. 19 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
He was found guilty of manslaughter, abandonment or concealment of a dead body and tampering with evidence, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
David Mauricio Dominguez, 19, is charged with assault causing bodily injury, official oppression and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, according to a news release from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
Michelle Lee Marr, 49, was convicted of second-degree murder and tampering with documents or evidence, according to a Feb. 19 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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