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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Authorities said the teen’s 43-year-old mother, accused of trying to destroy and hide the knife used in the attack, was charged with tampering with evidence.
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Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
He’s also charged with tampering with evidence, court records show.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Now, his son, 28-year-old Jaron Dale Warner, is charged with tampering with evidence and accessory after the fact to a felony, Michigan State Police said in a March 3 news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
Besides the six indicted on murder charges in Brooks’ death, three other prison workers were each charged with second-degree manslaughter, and another was charged with tampering with physical evidence.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
He’s also charged with tampering with evidence, court records show.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Now, his son, 28-year-old Jaron Dale Warner, is charged with tampering with evidence and accessory after the fact to a felony, Michigan State Police said in a March 3 news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
Besides the six indicted on murder charges in Brooks’ death, three other prison workers were each charged with second-degree manslaughter, and another was charged with tampering with physical evidence.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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