"grand theft auto" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From grand theft (“aggravated theft”) + auto (“automobile”), apparently at first in law-enforcement lists. Etymology templates: {{m|en|grand theft|t=aggravated theft}} grand theft (“aggravated theft”), {{m|en|auto|t=automobile}} auto (“automobile”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} grand theft auto (uncountable)
  1. (US) The criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle. Wikipedia link: grand theft auto Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Crime, Law Derived forms: GTA Translations (criminal act of stealing a motor vehicle): 盜竊汽車 (Chinese Mandarin), 盗窃汽车 (dàoqiè qìchē) (Chinese Mandarin), ajoneuvon luvaton käyttöönotto [legal, law] (Finnish), autovarkaus [common] (Finnish), Kraftfahrzeugdiebstahl [masculine] [legal, law] (German), Autodiebstahl [common, masculine] (German), Motorraddiebstahl [common, masculine] (German), kradzież samochodu [feminine] (Polish), kradzież auta [feminine] (Polish), araç hırsızlığı (Turkish)

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