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

May 8th 2024

divergent thinking

creative thinking in which an individual solves a problem or reaches a decision using strategies that deviate from commonly used or previously taught strategies. This term is often used synonymously with lateral thinking. Compare convergent thinking. [defined in 1967 by Joy Paul Guilford]