What is the meaning for subrogation?

Definitions of subrogate

  1. verb

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

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subrogation

n. assuming the legal rights of a person for whom expenses or a debt has been paid. Typically, subrogation occurs when an insurance company which pays its insured client for injuries and losses then sues the party which the injured person contends caused the damages to him/her. Example: Fred Farmer negligently builds a bonfire which gets out of control and starts a grass fire which spreads to Ned Neighbor's barn. Good Hands Insurance Co. has insured the barn, pays Neighbor his estimated cost of reconstruction of the barn, and then sues Farmer for that amount. Farmer will have all the "defenses" to the insurance company's suit that he would have had against Neighbor, including the contention that the cost of repairing the barn was less than Neighbor was paid or that Neighbor negligently got in the way of firefighters trying to put out the grass fire.

See also: negligence  subrogee  subrogor 

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Definition of subrogation

noun

lawthe substitution of one person or thing for another, esp the placing of a surety who has paid the debt in the place of the creditor, entitling him to payment from the original debtor

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Words nearby subrogation

subreption, subright, subring, Subroc, subrogate, subrogation, sub rosa, subround, subroutine, sub-Saharan, subsample

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How to use subrogation in a sentence

  • Bill of sale and abandonment with subrogation to underwriter—that is, an assignment of all interest to the underwriter.

  • In the United States, subrogation to underwriters of damaged goods.

  • Or a first mortgage on good property, with subrogation of the wife's rights.

What is the dictionary meaning of subrogation?

Definition of subrogation noun. law the substitution of one person or thing for another, esp the placing of a surety who has paid the debt in the place of the creditor, entitling him to payment from the original debtor. SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS. "SHOULD" CHALLENGE?

How do you use the word subrogation?

Subrogation refers to the practice of substituting one party for another in a legal setting. Essentially, subrogation provides a legal right to a third party to collect a debt or damages on behalf of another party.

What is another word for subrogation?

commutation, exchange, substitution.