Tampering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who tampers.

    "Despicable trickery at elections; under-handed tamperings with public officers; cowardly attacks upon opponents, with scurrilous newspapers for shields, and hired pens for daggers[…]"

  2. 2
    the act of altering something secretly or improperly wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of tamper form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
meddlingmeddling

Example

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"The district attorney has lodged a complaint against you for witness tampering."

Related phrases

evidence tamperingjury tamperingwitness tampering

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