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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She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
His supporters spontaneously clapped when a judge reversed Mason’s jury conviction for tampering with a witness in a Miami-Dade murder-for-hire case — then accepted his plea to a lesser charge of making a false statement to a federal agent.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Snelling has been charged with concealing the birth of an infant, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
His supporters spontaneously clapped when a judge reversed Mason’s jury conviction for tampering with a witness in a Miami-Dade murder-for-hire case — then accepted his plea to a lesser charge of making a false statement to a federal agent.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Snelling has been charged with concealing the birth of an infant, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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