grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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He was arrested and charged with grand theft of construction equipment, criminal mischief over $1,000 and burglary of a structure with property damage, police said. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025 The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office confirmed that Jonathan Saldana, 31, has been charged with felony grand theft. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 Gilder was charged with grand theft in the first degree, and robbery with a mask, according to court documents. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025 Last year, Price’s office charged Juarez with grand theft for allegedly bouncing checks to pay for the mailers. Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025 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 28 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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