grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By September 1, 2001, the day Stone attacked his mother, he’d already been arrested 17 times, including charges for grand theft, auto theft, marijuana possession, driving under the influence, battery on a law enforcement officer, domestic battery and battery on a person 65 or older. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 Police charged 57-year-old Kyle Patrick Tate with criminal mischief and grand theft as a result of the incident. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 2 May 2024 After the district attorney’s investigation, Hill was indicted in November 2019 and in September 2023 admitted his guilt and was convicted by plea of grand theft against all of his victims. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024 The suspects were charged with grand theft and accessory. Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2024 Former District 4 Councilmember Andrea Cardenas pleaded guilty in February to two charges of grand theft related to more than $200,000 she and her brother, Jesus Cardenas, fraudulently obtained from the federal Paycheck Protection Program and the state Employment Development Department. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024 The offenses included grand theft auto, burglary and identity theft. Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024 Chad Daybell also is charged with insurance fraud in connection with Tammy Daybell's death and two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and grand theft by deception in the children's deaths. CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024 Shasta District Fair officials refused and threatened that Long could be charged with grand theft because the animal had been sold at auction. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024

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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 8 May. 2024.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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