SUBROGATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("subrogation" is a kind of...):

commutation; exchange; substitution (the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

subrogate (substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured)