subrogation

English Thesaurus

1. (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another (noun.act)

hypernym	:	commutation, exchange, substitution,
definition	:	the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (noun.act)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

derivation	:	subrogate,
definition	:	substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured (verb.possession)

derivation	:	subrogate,
definition	:	substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured (verb.possession)