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.
indictment. 1  an indicting or being indicted; charge; accusation. 2  Law a formal written accusation charging one or more persons with the commission of a crime, presented by a grand jury to the court when the jury has found, after examining the evidence presented, that there is a valid case.oun. (countable and uncountable, plural indictments). ( 1 law) An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury. [from 14th c.]. ( 2 law) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned.