Definition of Tampering

1. Noun. The act of altering something secretly or improperly.

Exact synonyms: Meddling
Generic synonyms: Change Of State
Derivative terms: Meddle, Tamper

Definition of Tampering

1. Verb. (present participle of tamper) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tampering

1. tamper [v] - See also: tamper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tampering

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Literary usage of Tampering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"tampering with Indian Native Troops. MR. REES : I beg to ask the Undersecretary of State for India whether a Brahmin was lately charged at Jhansi with ..."

2. Niles' Weekly Register edited by Hezekiah Niles, Jeremiah Hughes, George Beatty (1835)
"... in Virginia, charged with "tampering" with the alares. Some parts of Maryland are much disturbed by the ''incendian' attempts. ..."

3. Essays in Legal Ethics by George William Warvelle (1920)
"... advising witnesses—tampering with witnesses—Attorneys as witnesses —Addressing the jury—tampering with records—Abuse of process—Duty to third persons. ..."

4. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1898)
"—The contents of these receptacles must be kept intact, and, for the purpose of obviating the danger of tampering therewith by individual members of the ..."

5. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1910)
"All this deepened American resentment against England, for the signs were numerous that British emissaries had been tampering with the ..."

6. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1906)
"That if it shall appear that any person hath been tampering with any Witness, in respect of his evidence to be given to this House, or any Committee thereof ..."

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