The term recognition is also used in relation to armed conflicts. If a state of belligerency is recognized, then the law of war applies with all of its protections for prisoners of war and noncombatants. Recognition of a state of belligerency ordinarily comes from an uninvolved state that declares itself neutral.
INDICTMENT. An indictment is the written statement of a grand jury accusing a person therein named of some act or omission which, by law, is declared to be an offense. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Federal Indictment. A federal indictment is a document formally charging an individual with a criminal act in the U.S. federal court system. In much the same manner as a state grand jury, a complaint is brought before a federal grand jury by the federal prosecutor, referred to as the U.S. Attorney.