tampering
Americannoun
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the act or process of changing, damaging, or interfering with something, especially with intent to falsify, cheat, or defraud.
Data transmitted over an SSL connection cannot be forged without the two parties becoming immediately aware of the tampering.
In a clear case of tampering, players were caught using sandpaper to alter the ball.
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the act or process of dealing secretively, improperly, or underhandedly with someone.
I had a duty to report the witness tampering to the judge.
Etymology
Origin of tampering
Example Sentences
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Tampering would seem to be a particular concern for a program like Wake Forest, which doesn’t load and reload with five-star recruits.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023
Tampering this way with satellite location trackers carried by large ships is illegal under international law, and until recently, most fleets are believed to have largely followed the rules.
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2022
Tampering with the truth-seeking functions of the law undermines our justice system and the foundations on which our freedoms lie.
From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2019
Worries about markets in human eggs reflect a deeper fear, I suspect—the primal fear of Tampering with Nature.
From Slate • Jul. 29, 2015
Tampering with the Establishment, even Cantelupe's way, will be a pill to the real old Tory right to the bitter end.
From Waste A Tragedy, In Four Acts by Granville-Barker, Harley
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