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His criminal record includes convictions for grand theft in Ada County and operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent in Canyon County, the Idaho Department of Correction said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Records show Edgar was arrested a year ago for grand theft of a motor vehicle and was sentenced in September, but details of the incident and the sentence could not be learned Friday.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
The suspect had previously been arrested for grand theft in 2023, according to the police.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Chad Stevens, 49, was sentenced by a U.S. district judge May 13 after a prosecutor dismissed three other felony charges against him: one count of grand theft and two counts of fraud by computer.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1930, in the meaning defined above
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“Grand theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20theft. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
Legal Definition
grand theft
see theft
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