grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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He was indicted in November 2019, then convicted by plea on Sept. 27, 2023, of grand theft against all victims. Jennifer Sangalang, USA Today, 13 May 2025 The Marin County District Attorney’s Office filed charged Hu with the felonies of elder theft and grand theft. Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 13 May 2025 Lopez is also charged with being a felon in possession of three firearms and more than 30 rounds of ammunition found at his home in December 2023, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in L.A. Lopez has a conviction for grand theft in November 2023. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 Felony grand theft: money/labor/property, 4500 block Mission Bay Dr., 3 p.m. • Felony grand theft: money/labor/property, 1000 block Garnet Ave., 6 p.m. • Felony grand theft: money/labor/property, 800 block Chalcedony St., 10 p.m. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 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 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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