Meaning & use
tamper
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To interfere with something in order to cause damage or make unauthorized changes, often secretly.
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Someone had tampered with the lock on the back door.
It's a federal offense to tamper with evidence in a criminal case.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in legal contexts, as in "tamper-evident" packaging or "witness tampering."
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