tampering
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtæm.pə.rɪŋ/ us/ˈtæm.pɚ.ɪŋ/
law specialized试图篡改证词或企图左右证人的罪行
the crime of trying to change evidence in a legal case, or make a witness (= a person who has seen or knows something about a crime) change their evidence
He was concerned that the way she was investigating the case constituted obstruction of justice or tampering. 他担心她审理案件的方式构成了妨碍公正或影响证词。
He was charged with witness tampering. 他被控试图左右证人。
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- The writer appeals to us to protect nature against human tampering.
- The machines could be locked by officials when voting was over, preventing - or at least reducing - tampering.
- A subeditor changed the names throughout the piece, and the newspaper later apologized to the author for the tampering.