Verb (used without object) : Someone has been tampering with the lock. ,to tamper with official records. ,Any lawyer who tries to tamper with a jury should be disbarred.    From Dictionary.com. 

I am trying to avoid the word tampering, Pausak said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimnation!: The tapes were faked. Yeah, that's it] Reference

Any election tampering, is also treason, again hanging.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Imagine If] Reference

In the short term tampering would devalue their investment.    From Wordnik.com.  [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference

When you are using the word tampering, that means intent, right?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daimnation!: The tapes were faked. Yeah, that's it] Reference

A realization that the world was not created by man and that in tampering with nature and creation, man is endangering human survival.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seán MacBride - Nobel Lecture] Reference

But the notion of tampering with the army was, from the point of view of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life's Handicap] Reference

"This is witness tampering, which is unlawful," the Dole attorneys said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Channel 13 Sports] Reference

They had argued bitterly over it, she rejecting the idea of tampering with the Three Laws at any level.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mirage]

Senator’s aid and then claim that that legitimizes your statements of records tampering is astounding!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heroes or Villains?] Reference

The men were arrested and are now charged with a federal felony of something called tampering with a federal phone line.    From Wordnik.com.  [The American Spectator] Reference

OpCHAOS is in no way "tampering" with the election process.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will Republicans cause chaos in Indiana's Democratic primary?] Reference

He ruled out "tampering" with the present provisions pertaining to the unemployed.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Doctor Harrison descends to some low business, quite unworthy of him, such as tampering with the mails.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860] Reference

I seem to recall that a wide variety of faiths stand against any 'tampering' with the body after death.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lots of nonsense on organ donations from Liberal Conspiracy and elsewhere] Reference

What they have been doing is 'tampering' with the data they receive from weather stations to give it a 'Global Warming Bias'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientist Discusses Latest Report of Rising Global Temperatures | Universe Today] Reference

The moratorium had ensured the new statistics would be looked at with a magnifying glass to ensure that no "tampering" occurred, Van.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The word "tampering" came readily to Buono's lips.    From Wordnik.com.  [canada.com Top Stories] Reference

If there were no "tampering", I wouldn't be able to vote!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Frederick, as Walpole said, WAS 'tampering' with the Jacobites.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles] Reference

American dependencies, that Edmund Burke denounced "tampering" with the.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers"] Reference

The term for this is "tampering" (USA) or "Tapping Up" (British English).    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference

Officials assure that the file will be secured to prevent any 'tampering' of details.    From Wordnik.com.  [ITP.net - Front Page] Reference

Well I'm not sure whether or not this would be considered "tampering" with a display item.    From Wordnik.com.  [reddit.com: what's new online!] Reference

Saudi King Abdullah had expressed support for Mubarak last month and slammed those "tampering" with Egypt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

Remember, though, that any kind of tampering with the clock will result in low turnip prices in your village.    From Wordnik.com.  [IGN Complete] Reference

Some television channels quoted unnamed railway officials as saying "tampering" with signals could not be ruled out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reuters: Top News] Reference

Saudi King Abdullah last month expressed support for Mubarak, criticising those "tampering" with Egypt's security and stability.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

Thats called tampering with evidence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Just Take My Heart] Reference

Other inquiries have found no evidence of tampering.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Conspiracy Against Diana?] Reference

Or could it be evidence of attempted witness tampering?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Witness And The Jogger] Reference

Party workers scuffled amid claims of ballot tampering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary: What's The Rush?] Reference

And the goal was for them to spot any irregularities or tampering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mugabe’s Prisoner] Reference

Legal experts say Phillips's no-tampering view may not be protected.    From Wordnik.com.  [Law: Don't Mess With Art] Reference

The FBI is now examining the hard drives for evidence of copying or tampering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mystery] Reference

But the proof of witness-tampering and subornation of perjury is far from airtight.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Strong Is Starr's Case?] Reference

Clinton's thinly veiled attempts to coach her could amount to evidence of witness-tampering.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Strong Is Starr's Case?] Reference

The Secret Service wouldn't let him dig into a slice that had not been inspected for tampering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Happy Campers At The White House] Reference