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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 fathers, mothers, spouses, children of revolutionary

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