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.
  It means that the case is closed-- either the case was dismissed, the Defendant acquitted, or the Defendant was convicted and sentenced for the crime. 1 person found this useful.Edit.nswer by Icy463. Confidence votes 101. A closed case means that the case has been resolved. A person was found innocent or guilty of a crime, sentenced and sent to jail, or set free. The case has followed the legal process and has been completed.