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.
âº MEETINGS, LAW to temporarily end a meeting or trial: adjourn for sth The meeting adjourned for lunch. adjourn a case/hearing/trial/inquest/meeting The district judge adjourned the case for 16 weeks to allow time for experts to give evidence.