Anti–corruption is the activity of anti-corruption entities within their powers to prevent corruption, including the formation of an anti-corruption culture in society, the identification and elimination of causes and conditions conducive to the commission of corruption offenses, as well as the identification, suppression, disclosure and investigation of corruption offenses and elimination of their consequences;
Corruption is the illegal use by persons holding a responsible public position, persons authorized to perform state functions, persons equated to persons authorized to perform state functions, officials of their official (official) powers and related opportunities in order to obtain or extract property (non–property) benefits and advantages personally or through intermediaries for themselves or third parties, as well as the bribery of these persons by providing benefits and advantages;
Anti–corruption policy - legal, administrative and organizational measures aimed at reducing corruption risks, increasing public confidence in the activities of state bodies, and other measures in accordance with this Law;
Anti–corruption restrictions - restrictions established by this Law and aimed at preventing corruption offenses;
A corruption offense is an illegal guilty act (action or omission) that has signs of corruption, for which administrative or criminal liability is established by law;
Corruption risk – the possibility of causes and conditions that contribute to the commission of corruption offenses;
Corruption prevention is the activity of anti–corruption entities to study, identify, limit and eliminate the causes and conditions that contribute to the commission of corruption offenses by developing and implementing a system of preventive measures;
The authorized Anti–Corruption body is a state body responsible for the formation and implementation of the anti-corruption policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and coordination in the field of anti-corruption, as well as prevention, detection, suppression, disclosure and investigation of corruption offenses, and its territorial divisions.