grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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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 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 16 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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