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Conrad has largely kept his life under wraps since his arrest in 2018 on charges of grand theft auto.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
During the next 22 years, she was involved in a cavalcade of mostly low-level criminal cases, including a trio of burglary convictions, a grand theft conviction and a shoplifting conviction.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The seven thieves have been charged with felony grand theft of cargo and are awaiting trial.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Under California’s penal code, employers can face grand theft charges for stealing more than $950 in wages or tips from one employee or a total of $2,350 from two or more employees within a year.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Word History
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 15 Jan. 2025.
Legal Definition
grand theft
see theft
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