restitutionary damages

a sum of money a defendant is ordered to pay the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit to negate a benefit the defendant obtained by acting improperly. For example, consider a person who exploits for personal profit land that he or she does not own. This person may be considered to have unjustly benefited at the landowner’s expense and thus may be ordered to pay restitutionary damages.

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Psychology term of the day

October 10th 2024

facial muscle

any one of the numerous muscles in the human face that control not only functional movements (e.g., biting, chewing) but also a variety of facial expressions.