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Noun: tampering  tam-pu-ring
  1. The act of altering something secretly or improperly
    "The evidence showed signs of tampering before it reached the courtroom";
    - meddling
Verb: tamper  tam-pu(r)
  1. Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
    "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk";
    - fiddle [informal], monkey
     
  2. Intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
    "He was caught tampering with the evidence";
    - meddle, intermeddle, mess

Derived forms: tamperings

Type of: change of state, interfere, interpose, intervene, manipulate, step in

Encyclopedia: Tampering

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