consequence; causal relationship; nexus
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
to persuade someone to accept the inevitable
cause and effect; karma; retribution; an evil cause producing an evil effect
the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son
retribution spanning the three temporal worlds (present, past, future)
the swiftness of retributive justice
to become pregnant with an illegitimate child