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Number of prosecuted cases is the number of cases that the
procuracy decided to bring to the court by indictments or prosecution

decisions.

Number of prosecuted defendants is the number of defendants
whom the procuracy decided to bring to the court by the indictment or
prosecution decision.

Number of sentenced cases and offenders are the number of
cases and defendants that the lower People's court has made trial and

declared guilty.
Instituted person/accused person is a person or a legal entity

that is prosecuted criminal. The rights and obligations of instituted
person as legal entity are made through the legal representative of the

legal entity according to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure
Law.

Defendant is a person or a legal entity that has been to trial by the

court. The rights and obligations of defendant as legal entity are made
through the legal representative of the legal entity according to

provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law.

The number of people receiving legal aid is an indicator
reflecting the development level of the judiciary with aim of serving

people. The number of legal aid recipients is the number of times that
the legal aid beneficiaries are provided with free legal services

according to provisions of the legal aid law.

Persons who are provided with free legal services belong to the
following categories: National devotees, poor households, children,

ethnic minority population residing in areas with especially difficult
socio-economic conditions, accused persons aged between full 16 and
under 18 years of age, accused people from near-poverty household,

persons having one of the following financial difficulties such as

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