adulterate

The term adulterate comes from the word I will adulterate. The concept refers to the action from fraudulently modify the composition of an element.

The notion can also refer to falsify something, altering its essence or nature. Adulteration, therefore, usually involves a cheated or one swindle.

For example: "The opposition accuses the government of falsifying the results of the water contamination tests", "The footballer was suspended because, in order not to occupy a senior player position, he decided to adulterate his document", "The supermarket will be sanctioned if it is possible to demonstrate that it tends to adulterate the expiration date of its products".

Take the case of a man that, within the framework of the restrictions imposed by the rulers during the coronavirus pandemic, choose tampering with a vehicle registration certificate to travel around your country. This subject makes a copy of the legal permission of another individual and then modifies the data, including their personal information. With this adulterated documentation, he intends to evade the authorities and continue traveling.

Now suppose that, to try to prevent the person responsible for a crime, the police make the decision to tampering with a crime scene. This illegal act is the work of corrupt agents who, upon receiving money, change the composition of the scene to divert the investigation.

Adulterate certain products to make them cheaper is a fairly common practice. Someone could add water to the wine, to mention one possibility, to market three liters using only two liters of the original drink, thereby ripping off the buyer.