cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
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
the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son
cause and effect; karma; retribution; an evil cause producing an evil effect
the swiftness of retributive justice
retribution spanning the three temporal worlds (present, past, future)
causal closure; physical causal closure
no matter how unfortunate it is, you cannot stop love; falling in love is an unfortunate fate
to become pregnant with an illegitimate child