grand larceny
noun
: larceny of property of a value greater than that fixed as constituting petit larceny
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While the city is seeing a decline in what the NYPD considers six of the seven major crime categories — murder, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny of automobiles — the seventh category, rape, continues to rise.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Oh, this was grand larceny when Dombrowski pilfered Chace (along with fellow pitching prospect Seth Johnson) in a deadline deal in '24 that sent erratic reliever Gregory Soto to Baltimore.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2022, Colbert was twice arrested in Las Vegas on felony charges of grand larceny and administering a drug to aid in a felony crime, court records show.
—CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
Another case led to an indictment on charges of grand larceny against two company owners, part of a broader wage theft and insurance fraud case prosecuted by the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
—James Barron, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Oh, this was grand larceny when Dombrowski pilfered Chace (along with fellow pitching prospect Seth Johnson) in a deadline deal in '24 that sent erratic reliever Gregory Soto to Baltimore.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2022, Colbert was twice arrested in Las Vegas on felony charges of grand larceny and administering a drug to aid in a felony crime, court records show.
—CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
Another case led to an indictment on charges of grand larceny against two company owners, part of a broader wage theft and insurance fraud case prosecuted by the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
—James Barron, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Grand larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20larceny. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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