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The word “corruption”, from Latin „corruptio”, meaning, illegal, bad or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power (Cambridge English Dictionary)
Corruption as a negative social phenomenon, has always been around. There is no comprehensive and generally accepted legal definition of corruption. This term most often refers to the following:
- „The misuse of public office for private gain“;
- „Corruption is a relationship based on abuse of the position in public and private sectors aimed at private gain and other persons’ gain” with an emphasis on the fact that corruptive behaviour is not spread only among the public administration;
- „Corruption is a behaviour of persons and/or civil servants who, violating certain rights and duties abuse their positions for private gain.” (United Nations);
- „Corruption represents a major threat to the rule of law, principles of democracy and human rights, the system of good management, fairness and social justice, equal competition; it hinders economic development and therefore endangers the stability of democratic institutions and fundamental moral principles of society”. (Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, Preamble, Council of Europe, 1999).
- „It hinders economic development and therefore endangers the stability of democratic institutions and fundamental moral principles of society”. (Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, Preamble, Council of Europe, 1999).
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New campaign of the Directorate for Anti-Corruption Initiative: 
