TY - JOUR T1 - Corruption as a Social and Legal Phenomenon AU - Ahmetova, Svetlana A. AU - Beissov, Erbol Zh. AU - Yernishev, Kairat AU - Nurbek, Dana T. AU - Sadykbekova, Assel AU - Meirambaeva, Gulnaz JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 7 SP - 1134 EP - 1137 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.1134.1137 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.1134.1137 KW - Corruption KW -bribe-taker official (copyist) KW -robber (thief) KW -merchant KW -priest KW -main figures KW -soldier KW -(athlete) KW -national legends KW -two KW -4000 years’ prescription AB - The corruption as a social phenomenon of the use by officials the entrusted rights and power-holding opportunities for personal enrichment is analyzed in this study. The normative and legislative definition of the corruption consists in abuse of office, giving or taking the bribes, abuse of authority, commercial bribery or other types of misuse of power, conflicting with legitimate interests of society and state. ER -