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.
Noun. 1. stay of execution-an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time. stay-a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court.. stay of execution-an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time. stay-a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court.