In the common law legal system, an indictment 's a formal accusation that a person has committed a criminal offense. In those jurisdictions which retain the concept of a felony, the serious criminal offense would be a felony; those jurisdictions which have abolished the concept of a felony often substitute the concept of an indictable offence, for example an offence which requires an indictment. Traditionally an indictment was handed up by a grand jury, which returned a "true bill" if it found… (More on Indictment)