Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Windfall

An unanticipated benefit, usu. in the form of a profit and not caused by the recipient.

windfall profits tax

A tax imposed on a business or industry as a result of a sudden increase in profits. ( An example is the tax imposed on oil companies in 1980 for profits resulting from the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s.

windfall-profits tax

See TAX.