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.
Bankruptcy filings create what is referred to as the automatic stay. The automatic stay is a court order that freezes all or most collection activity â including lawsuits, bank account seizures, and wage garnishment. Once a creditor receives notice of a bankruptcy filing it is their duty to file a dismissal of the wage garnishment notice.