grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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Pu was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for felony grand theft. Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 May 2026 She was charged with two counts each of grand theft and unauthorized use of personal identifying information, along with one count each of first-degree residential burglary and first-degree residential burglary with a person present, according to the District Attorney’s Office. City News Service, Daily News, 13 May 2026 Enders was charged with presenting an altered state lottery ticket, forging a lottery ticket with intent to defraud and grand theft. Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026 The indictment accuses the leaders of the Fire Safe Council committed embezzlement, grand theft, money laundering, mortgage fraud, insurance fraud, perjury, forgery and related offenses. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026 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 21 May. 2026.

Legal Definition

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