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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Dueñas Aguilar's husband, 40-year-old Reynaldo Salinas Cruz, was charged with tampering with evidence.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Aguilar's husband, 40-year-old Reynaldo Salinas Cruz, was charged with tampering with evidence, police said.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Reynaldo Salinas Cruz, Aguilar's husband, has been charged with tampering with evidence in her death.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
She is also charged with tampering with physical evidence, tampering with a witness and three counts of contributing to the dependency of a child.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Aguilar's husband, 40-year-old Reynaldo Salinas Cruz, was charged with tampering with evidence, police said.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Reynaldo Salinas Cruz, Aguilar's husband, has been charged with tampering with evidence in her death.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
She is also charged with tampering with physical evidence, tampering with a witness and three counts of contributing to the dependency of a child.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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