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.
law: the process of appearing before a court of law so a decision can be made about an argument or claim : a legal action. proceedings: things that are said or done at a meeting, conference, ceremony, etc.: an official record of the things said or done at a meeting, conference, etc.