What is illegal?

What is illegal means it’s something you can’t do because the rules say so.

Imagine you're playing a game at school, like tag or hide and seek. The teacher says, "No running in the hall!" If you run anyway, you get a time-out. That's like being illegal, you did something that wasn't allowed, so there was a consequence.

Sometimes, grown-ups make rules for everyone to follow. These are called laws. If you break them, like stealing someone’s lunch or not wearing your shoes, the teacher might call your mom or dad, just like getting a time-out but bigger.

Laws help people know what's fair and safe. Imagine if everyone could take anything from anyone else, there’d be no snacks left! Laws are like the rules of a big game that helps everyone play nicely together.