Abstract

In this article, the author has tried to define the concept and essence of corruption as a special social phenomenon characterized by various levels and manifestations, consisting in the merging of the state and municipal apparatus with business, when official powers and position are used not in the public interest, but in personal or corporate interests, while receiving illegal remuneration is systematic and is the purpose of being in the state or municipal service. Corruption is a self-perpetuating phenomenon that exists within public life and has no national or territorial borders. This concept testifies to its imperfection and weakness and arises from the "bowels" of the state, the low legal culture of not only officials, but also society as a whole. After all, officials are a part of society. At the same time, corruption is one of the elements of the "legal" shadow life.