grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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According to the Los Angeles Times, Meeks also served two years in prison for grand theft auto. Nicole Briese, People.com, 18 June 2025 Taking someone else’s property valued more than $950 is considered grand theft, according to Shouse California Law Group, a Southern California law firm. Fernanda Galan, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025 Additional charges include grand theft, burglary of an unoccupied structure, and traveling to commit burglary. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025 Barber had been serving a four-year sentence for robbery, theft/embezzlement from an elder or dependent adult and grand theft at a county reentry program facility. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 27 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 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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