We have been using the term 'mutation' pretty loosely up to this point in the course...now we need to define it more precisely: mutation-- a change in the genetic material (ie. DNA).
Stay of proceedings. A stay of proceedings is a ruling by the court in civil and criminal procedure, halting further legal process in a trial or other legal proceeding. The court can subsequently lift the stay and resume proceedings based on events taking place after the stay is ordered.
The definition of a stay is a visit somewhere. An example of stay is a week long trip to the Niagara Falls area. Stay is defined as to spend time in a place or to continue to be in the same condition. An example of stay is for a child to visit his grandparents for a week. An example of stay is to remain working with a company for a number of years.