grand larceny
noun
: larceny of property of a value greater than that fixed by law
also
: larceny accompanied by aggravating circumstances (such as the use of threats)
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Police are looking for the employee, who no longer works for Avis Budget and is wanted on grand larceny and scheme to defraud charges.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
He was convicted on those 2024 South Carolina charges of 2nd-degree burglary, two counts of grand larceny, one count of breaking into fuel tanks and one count of criminal conspiracy.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2025
His criminal history includes convictions for felony grand larceny, felony aggravated DUI with a child passenger less than 16 years old, identify theft, and retail theft.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Jamel McGriff, 42, a Bronx ex-con with a decades-long rap sheet, has been charged with 14 counts of murder and 37 charges in total, including kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson, weapons offenses, grand larceny and identity theft, the Queens County District Attorney’s Office said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
He was convicted on those 2024 South Carolina charges of 2nd-degree burglary, two counts of grand larceny, one count of breaking into fuel tanks and one count of criminal conspiracy.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2025
His criminal history includes convictions for felony grand larceny, felony aggravated DUI with a child passenger less than 16 years old, identify theft, and retail theft.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Jamel McGriff, 42, a Bronx ex-con with a decades-long rap sheet, has been charged with 14 counts of murder and 37 charges in total, including kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson, weapons offenses, grand larceny and identity theft, the Queens County District Attorney’s Office said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Grand larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20larceny. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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