What does tampering mean?
Definitions for tampering
tam·per·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tampering.
Princeton's WordNet
meddling, tamperingnoun
the act of altering something secretly or improperly
ChatGPT
tampering
Tampering refers to the act of altering or interfering with an object, situation, or process dishonestly or improperly, usually with the aim to falsify, influence, or gain some advantage. It can be applied to various contexts, such as evidence tampering in legal cases or tampering with food or consumer products.
Webster Dictionary
Tampering
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tampering in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tampering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of tampering in a Sentence
Living apart and at peace with myself, I came to realize more vividly the meaning of the doctrine of acceptance. To refrain from giving advice, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others, to refrain, even though the motives be the highest, from tampering with another's way of life - so simple, yet so difficult for an active spirit. Hands off
David Phippen said David Phippen grandfather paid a premium price for hundreds of acres in the 1930s because it came with ironclad senior water rights. David Phippen said David Phippen takes those rights to the bank when David Phippen needs loans to replant almond orchards or install new irrigation lines. David Phippen fears that state officials are tampering with a system that has worked for years. In the water world, the pre-1914 rights were considered to be gold.
Dickson County Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe:
I’m not aware of any additional health risks with vapor cigarettes, we looked at the devices inside them and to see if there was anything that could be used for some kind of malicious purposes. Once we figured out they were safe to have and couldn’t be fashioned into a weapon, we put parameters in place that these products have to be returned, with no tampering at all, in order to receive another one.
I'll talk to him about everything, we're going to talk about Ukraine, we're going to be talking about Syria, we'll be talking about elections. And we don't want anybody tampering with elections. We'll be talking about world events. We'll be talking about peace. Maybe we talk about saving billions of dollars on weapons, and maybe we don't.
This is not witness-tampering. It's witness-testing, we have an obligation in the Congress to test the truthfulness of people who come before us.
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Translations for tampering
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- manipulaciónSpanish
- sabotaseIndonesian
- sollicitareLatin
- การปลอมแปลงThai
- giả mạoVietnamese
- 篡改Chinese
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