grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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Rivera-Lopez is facing charges including battery, criminal mischief, grand theft, resisting an officer without violence and two counts of assault on a first responder, court records show. Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025 Kingstringer and Ledesma were booked into the Contra Costa County Jail on suspicion of grand theft of an animal, theft by false pretenses and conspiracy. Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025 They were booked into Contra Costa County jail on charges of grand theft of an animal, theft by false pretenses and conspiracy. Jason Green, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025 He is being held in Stanislaus County Jail on suspicion of grand theft and conspiracy and awaits extradition to Sutter County Jail in Yuba City. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 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 7 Jan. 2026.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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