aftercall

noun — 2 senses

aftercall

noun

Etymology From after- + call.

1

A subsequent call

  • It so happened that Christmas was near and I was invited to go to Basrah, so I used that for an excuse to not make an aftercall. Months later, when I was sitting in the hospital one day, a woman came throwing her black abba over my head.2010, Mary Bruins Allison, Sandra J. Shaw, Doctor Mary in Arabia: Memoirs:
2

A call for retribution arising subsequently to the commission of an offense (e.g. sin, crime, etc)

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