noun
administrative subrogation
A legal procedure where an administrative agency performs an obligation on behalf of a non-compliant party and recovers the costs. Often abbreviated as 代執行.
See also: 代執行
違法建築物の撤去を命じられたが従わない場合、行政代執行が行われることがある。
If an order to remove an illegal building is not followed, administrative subrogation may be carried out.
行政代執行法に基づき、市は放置された廃車を撤去した。
Based on the Administrative Subrogation Act, the city removed the abandoned vehicle.
Abbreviation of 行政代執行; used in the same legal context but less formal.
Compound of 行政 (administration) and 代執行 (subrogation), a legal term referring to the execution of an obligation by a third party.