grand larceny
noun
: larceny of property of a value greater than that fixed as constituting petit larceny
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Loeb slain in Stateville James Day, a Chicagoan who was serving a prison term of up to 10 years for grand larceny, confessed to slashing Loeb 56 times with a razor in a shower room at the prison in Joliet.
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Soon come, they’ll be sent back to Virginia on charges of burglary, felony conspiracy to commit burglary and two counts of grand larceny.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Soon come, they’ll be sent back to Virginia on charges of burglary, felony conspiracy to commit burglary and two counts of grand larceny.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
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“Grand larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20larceny. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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