grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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He was charged with money laundering, grand theft and organized fraud. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025 He was convicted on a felony charge of grand theft in 2002 and served a seven-month sentence in county jail in California, according to the report. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 His son, who turned himself in March 24, is charged with felony insurance fraud and felony grand theft. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025 Hung Trinh, 54, of North Fort Myers, was charged with animal cruelty and grand theft of a commercial farm animal, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday on Facebook. Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 20 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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