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subrogation

subrogation noun: substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.

Noun

subrogation (countable and uncountable, plural subrogations)

  1. 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.

Forms of subrogation

pluralsubrogations

Origin of subrogation

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

Words formed from subrogation

Questions about subrogation

What does subrogation mean?
Subrogation means substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.
What part of speech is subrogation?
Subrogation is a noun.
What is the plural of subrogation?
The plural of subrogation is subrogations.

Words near subrogation in the dictionary

  1. SUBROC
  2. subrogate
  3. subrogated
  4. subrogates
  5. subrogating
  6. subrogation
  7. subrogations
  8. subrogee
  9. subrogees
  10. subrogor
  11. subrogors

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