Key terms & definitions

Moving employees between different tasks or roles to provide variety and broaden their skills.

An arrangement in which two people, or occasionally more, divide the hours and responsibilities of one job between them.

A Japanese Pure Land Buddhist tradition in which clergy may marry and have families.

A crack in rock along which there has been no significant displacement.

A place where two or more bones meet.

A tough, fibrous covering that encloses and supports a synovial joint, helping to prevent dislocation.

A pattern in which partners share domestic tasks and decision-making and spend leisure time together.

Legal responsibility for a crime committed with another person. In Bentley’s case, the prosecution argued that he had encouraged Craig to shoot, although Bentley did not fire the shot.

A multigenerational family whose members live together and share resources and responsibilities.

Connecting timber components using joints to construct a product.

Separating a whole bird into portions by cutting at its joints and removing the breasts.

The extra length or area where two pieces lie over one another to form a joint.

The probability that two events both occur, written $P(A\cap B)$ for events $A$ and $B$.

A company funded by investors who share the financial risks and hope to receive a share of its profits.

A provision of property or income for a wife after her husband’s death; Capulet uses this marriage-related term for reconciliation after Juliet’s death.

The Scandinavian name for York during the Viking period.

The unit of work done and energy transferred; one joule is the work done when a force of one newton causes a displacement of one metre along its line of action.

The unit of energy and work done. One joule is the work done when a force of one newton causes a displacement of one metre along its line of action.

The unit of work done and energy transferred.

A device that measures the energy transferred to a heater, in joules.

An instrument that measures energy transferred, in joules.

A skilled worker employed by a master; in Spitalfields, journeyman silk weavers worked at looms.

A skilled weaver employed and paid by the day rather than running the business.

A contest in which mounted knights used lances to try to knock their opponents from their horses.

The belief that God assesses people’s conduct and holds them accountable for their actions.

A judicial office-holder who hears cases, applies the law and manages proceedings. Judges may decide civil disputes and sentence convicted offenders.

God's assessment of a person's life, determining their eternal destiny.

A reasoned assessment supported by relevant evidence, rather than an unsupported personal opinion.

The time when Christians believe God will judge humanity.

Selecting members of a population using the researcher's judgement, usually with the intention of obtaining a representative sample.