subrogation
subrogation · subrogations
Surrogation
Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to…Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
He became my creditor as the result of a subrogation by a vendor.
Surrogation
More definitions
- (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
Translations
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By meaning 1
the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant:
Origin
From Late Latin subrogātiō, from sub- + rogātiō (“inquiry, request”); equivalent to sub- +From Late Latin subrogātiō, from sub- + rogātiō (“inquiry, request”); equivalent to sub- + rogation.
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Forms
plural: subrogations| Singular | subrogation |
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regular
Word family
5 related wordsDerivedantisubrogation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable