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tamper
Legal Definition of tamper
Verb
- To interfere improperly or in violation of the law such as to tamper with a document. The term "jury tampering" means to illegally disrupt the independence of a jury member with a view to influencing that juror otherwise than by the production of evidence in open court.
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Definition of tamper
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"t{m.p@(r\)/
Etymology
From Middle French temprer (“to temper, mix, meddle”)
Verb
tamper (third-person singular simple present tampers, present participle tampering, simple past and past participle tampered)
- (intransitive) To alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle.
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