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tampering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | meddling |
| Type of | change of state |
| Derivation | tamper |
Examples of tampering
tampering
To cattle, we're nothing more than six billion udder-tampering John Wayne Gacys.
From the hecklerspray.com
She pleaded guilty to one lesser count of third-degree felony witness tampering.
From the sltrib.com
He was once accused by opponents in a complicated case of tampering with a jury.
From the chron.com
On Monday, Wallace was charged with felony tampering with a governmental record.
From the chron.com
They also face three years for evidence-tampering and 20 years for racketeering.
From the time.com
Your stars warn against overextending credit or tampering with existing budgets.
From the kansas.com
He's also accused of obstructing justice by tampering with a grand jury witness.
From the dailyherald.com
She's charged with seven counts, including battery, abuse and witness tampering.
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They are also charged with tampering with evidence, according to the indictment.
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- Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
- Tamp: a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
- Meddle: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"
- (tampering) meddling: the act of altering something secretly or improperly
- (Tampering (crime)) Tampering can refer to a variety of forms of sabotage but the term is often used to mean intentional modification of products in a way that would make them harmful to the consumer. ...
- (Tampering (sport)) In professional team sports, tapping up (British English) or tampering (American English) is an attempt to persuade a player contracted to one team to transfer to another team, without the knowledge or permission of the player's current team. ...
- A person or thing that tamps; To alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle; To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player
- (Tampering) The process of adjusting a stable process to try to compensate for a result that is undesirable or for a result that is extra good, the output that follows will be worse than if the tamperer had left the process alone.
- (Tampering) Action taken to compensate for variation within the control limits of a stable system; tampering increases rather than decreases variation, as evidenced in the funnel experiment.
