Luckily, the store was nice about it and allowed me to just pay for the goods as long my son never sets foot in any of their stores again. They could have prosecuted him for ..... for stealing the clothing but they didn't. (*) larceny (*) laundering (*) tax evasion (*) assault
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://english.best/questions/16758,luckily-the-store-was-nice-about-it-and-allowed-me-to-just-pay-for-the-goods-as-long-my-son-never-sets-foot-in-any-of-their-stores-again-they-could-have-prosecuted-him-for-___-for-stealing-the-clothing-but-they-didnt/