grand larceny
noun
: larceny of property of a value greater than that fixed as constituting petit larceny
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Dominique Morgan has been charged with one count of second-degree grand larceny and 23 counts of first-degree falsifying business records.
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 30 Oct. 2024
She was convicted of grand larceny in the first, second and third degree.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
She was arrested in 2017, and two years later, she was convicted of grand larceny in the first, second and third degree and theft of services.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
She was convicted in 2019 of grand larceny and served a little more than three years of her four- to 12-year prison sentence.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 30 Oct. 2024
She was convicted of grand larceny in the first, second and third degree.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
She was arrested in 2017, and two years later, she was convicted of grand larceny in the first, second and third degree and theft of services.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
She was convicted in 2019 of grand larceny and served a little more than three years of her four- to 12-year prison sentence.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Grand larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20larceny. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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