Karma n. : One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect; the theory of inevitable consequence.

Example:
Is Karma experienced during the same lifetime or does it come to haunt in a future one?

Taxonomy
karma, Jainism, doctrine, karmic, Buddhism, soul, Karma in Jainism, spirit, fruits, traditions, Hinduism, sanchita karma, God, law, religion, body, karma and reincarnation, Niyama.

Defination from the web:
... A concept of karma (along with reincarnation, samsara, and moksha) may originate in the shramana tradition of which Buddhism and Jainism are continuations. ...