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controlled but after that it flares up again, it will only be counted as one case
of fire, and consecutive explosions will be counted as a case of explosion.

JUSTICE

Number of instituted cases is the number of cases having criminal
signs which have been decided to prosecute by authorized agencies.

Number of instituted people is the number of persons or legal
entities that have been decided to prosecute by authorized agencies.

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.

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