grand theft

noun

Examples of grand theft in a Sentence

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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 Other charges for grand theft and robbery were dismissed. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2025 Lamb is serving two years probation for an October 2024 grand theft auto charge. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025 Gilder was booked on suspicion of grand theft and robbery with a mask and was still in custody in Orange County on Wednesday. David K. Li, NBC News, 5 Mar. 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 3 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

grand theft

see theft

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