grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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Per court records, Henrichsen currently faces two felony charges for grand theft by fraud and forgery of a check. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025 However, the discount was approximately 95 percent, the incident was caught on camera, and the football players were subsequently arrested for grand theft. Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 Eason is in Santa Rita Jail, being held on this case and five others, all involving allegations of burglary, shoplifting, or grand theft, court records show. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025 He was sentenced to five years in county jail in 2022, on multiple counts related to grand theft auto and attempting to flee the scene of a crash. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 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 15 Dec. 2025.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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