Dictionary

subrogation en · NOUN

Etymology

From Late Latin subrogātiō, from sub- + rogātiō (“inquiry, request”); equivalent to sub- + rogation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.
   • Subrogation is a staple element of the casualty insurance business.
   • Most insurance policies include subrogation clauses.
   • He became my creditor as the result of a subrogation by a vendor.

Forms

Deriveds

antisubrogation · equitable subrogation

Relateds

interrogation · rogation · rogatory

Translations (7)

fr subrogation (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant) · ja 代位 (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant) · scn surrugazziuni (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant) · pt sub-rogação (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant) · it surrogazione (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant) · de Surrogation (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant) · he שִׁיבוּב (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant)