Yeah, and unless you’re an ultra game nerd, using illegal to refer to breaking the rules is strange. Most people say “against the rules” or “non-permissible”. It’s a small, niche usage of the word.
Something illegal is against the law or breaks the rules. If you’re reading this in jail, you’ve probably done something illegal, and if you’re not in jail, there’s plenty of time to obey the law.
You can use the adjective illegal to describe breaking the rules, as when you head-butt someone in a game. Acts that go against the law, such as robbing a bank, are also illegal. There is a wide range of things called illegal, from small acts to big ones, but no matter the seriousness, if it is against the law, it is illegal. This adjective also describes people who enter countries without official government approval, they are called “illegal immigrants” or “illegal aliens.”
Definitions of illegal
(adjective) prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
It’s not illegal to speculate that someone is a troll lmao
It is on Lemmy.world news subs
That’s not illegal, it’s just against the rules.
If it’s against the RULES then that means someone inTENDS on WRONGing someone else, P Barnes.
Illegal specifically means against the law, not just against some private space’s set of rules.
-Merriam-Webster
Using “illegal” when referring to gameplay is already pushing it. It would raise eyebrows. Expanding it to encompass any set of rules is simply wrong.
No, that’s normal. Illegal moves in chess, illegal actions in Magic or Yugioh, illegal strategies in football.
Yeah, and unless you’re an ultra game nerd, using illegal to refer to breaking the rules is strange. Most people say “against the rules” or “non-permissible”. It’s a small, niche usage of the word.
-Vocabulary.com
You’ll notice the great majority of that definition talks about laws, with one minor exception for games.