aftercall

aftercall

See also: after-call

English

Alternative forms

• after-call

Etymology

From after- +‎ call.

Noun

aftercall (plural aftercalls)

1. A subsequent call
   • 2010, Mary Bruins Allison, Sandra J. Shaw, Doctor Mary in Arabia: Memoirs:

     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.

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