subrogation
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- noun
- /ˌsʌb.roʊˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
- Specialized
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subrogación
- After the accident, the insurance firm exercised its subrogation rights to seek reimbursement from the responsible driver.
Examples
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If the civil suit is not in federal court, the plan may bring its own federal court action to protect its subrogation rights.
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Now, insurance companies, they have subrogation rights.
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However, the attorney did not sign a subrogation agreement with the plan.
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While intervention will protect the plan, it may also result in higher costs to enforce its subrogation rights.
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In connection with the civil suit, the plan had notified the participant's attorney of the plan's subrogation right.
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Self-funded plans need to be careful in enforcing subrogation rights.
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The message for self-funded plans is to be diligent in protecting their subrogation rights.
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The insurance policy includes a clause for subrogation, allowing the company to recover costs from the party at fault.
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Under the terms of the agreement, the lender can invoke subrogation if the borrower defaults on the loan.
Synonyms
Using one person or thing instead of another
Surface Forms
Morphology
subrogation = subrogate (opaque) = sub + rogate + ion
Formation from the verb 'subrogate' by a regular noun-forming suffix is morphological, but the root 'rogate' and the specific legal meaning are rare and specialized, so learners cannot derive the meaning from parts.
Etymology
Subrogation comes from Latin parts sub- ('under') and rogare ('to ask'), the same root you see in interrogate ('to ask many questions'). So, subrogation means one person 'steps into' another's place and takes their legal right to ask for money or make a claim.