subrogation; payment in subrogation
A legal term referring to a third party (often a guarantor) paying a debt and thereby acquiring the creditor's rights against the debtor. Used in civil law contexts.
When a guarantor makes a payment in subrogation, they acquire the creditor's rights.
代位弁済の制度は民法に規定されている。
The system of subrogation is stipulated in the Civil Code.