ametiisiku ametikohustuste ja erahuvide vastuolu, kus erahuvid võivad mõjutada ametikohustuste täitmist
a conflict of interest involves a conflict between the public duty and the private interest of a public official, in which the official’s private-capacity interest could improperly influence the performance of their official duties and responsibilities
the fundamental idea is that where there is, in fact, an unacceptable possibility of conflict between a public official’s interests as a private citizen (private-capacity interests) and their duty as a public or civil servant (official duty), a “conflict of interest” can be said to exist
