tamper

4 definitions • 8 examples

to touch or make changes to something that you should not, usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it:

I could see immediately that the lock had been tampered with.

Tampering with pipelines could result in ruptures or fires.

to speak to and try to influence someone involved in a legal case:

She is charged with official misconduct and tampering with witnesses.

A previous trial was stopped owing to fears of someone tampering with the jury.

to touch or change something without permission or without enough knowledge of how it works:

Don’t tamper with the boiler.

to touch or make changes to something when you should not, especially when this is illegal:

tamper with sth They pleaded guilty to tampering with a government record.

There were not many employees who had the opportunity and capability of tampering with the products.

The team is doing very well so I resisted the temptation to tamper too much.