grand theft

noun

: grand larceny

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office has charged Langston with felony identity theft and grand theft. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Amador County deputies arrested the man on suspicion of burglary, grand theft, vehicle theft and switching vehicle identification numbers and booked him into the Amador County Jail. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Maribeth Ellen Jones, 51, of Bonita Springs, has been charged with grand theft between $20,000 and $100,000. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Police arrested 21-year-old Yagiz Dogan and charged him with grand theft and battery. — Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grand theft

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grand theft was circa 1930

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grand theft

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