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.
Related Legal Terms & Definitions. STAY OF EXECUTION practice. A term during which no execution can issue on a judgment. 2. It isâ¦. CESSET EXECUTIO (Let execution stay.) In practice. A stay of execution; or an order for such stay;â¦. CONSOLIDATION RULE practice, com.