noun
execution by proxy; subrogation
Legal and administrative term: when a public authority performs an obligation on behalf of a person who fails to do so, and then recovers the cost. Often used in contexts such as building demolition or waste removal.
違法建築物の撤去を命じられたが従わない場合、行政が代執行を行うことがある。
If an order to remove an illegal building is not followed, the government may carry out execution by proxy.
代執行の費用は、義務者に請求される。
The cost of subrogation is charged to the obligor.