karma /ˈkärmə, ˈkɑrmə 
/ ▸ noun (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. ▪ informal destiny or fate, following as effect from cause.
– ORIGIN from Sanskrit karman ‘action, effect, fate’.
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