grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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She was booked into the Ada County Jail on two counts of felony burglary and one count of felony grand theft. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025 Pittman was convicted in 1991 and sentenced to death on three counts of first-degree murder, as well as arson and grand theft, after the killings carried out the year before. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The news station reports that the individual involved could be charged with grand theft in the third degree. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 Those convictions including assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, forcible rape, auto theft, possession of a firearm by a felon, grand theft and possession of drugs for sale. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 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 4 Oct. 2025.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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