grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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According to court records, Lutz is facing three counts of grand theft and has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Michael Moore Jr., Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025 Chen, 30, of San Leandro was charged last month with grand theft, grand theft by false pretenses and theft from an elder or dependent adult. Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024 The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as 24-year-old Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury, who recently pleaded guilty to felony third-degree grand theft and drug offenses after he was accused of stealing a moped in August. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025 The person or people responsible face grand theft charges, deputies said. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for grand theft 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grand theft was circa 1930

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“Grand theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20theft. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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