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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Jared Luecke, 33, is facing murder and tampering with evidence charges and is accused of repeatedly stabbing John Luecke with a knife and hitting him with a crowbar, according to court records.
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Owens was initially indicted on one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices, one count of forgery, four counts of perjury and one count of tampering with physical evidence earlier this year.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Many of the cells are not equipped with alarm buttons because, according to several inmates, other prisoners tampered with them.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
In October 2024, Cervantes pleaded guilty to tampering with a motor vehicle, and prosecutors dismissed the other charge.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Owens was initially indicted on one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices, one count of forgery, four counts of perjury and one count of tampering with physical evidence earlier this year.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Many of the cells are not equipped with alarm buttons because, according to several inmates, other prisoners tampered with them.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
In October 2024, Cervantes pleaded guilty to tampering with a motor vehicle, and prosecutors dismissed the other charge.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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