in absentia
adverb
in ab·sen·tia
ˌin-ab-ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ə 
: in absence
gave him the award in absentia
Examples of in absentia in a Sentence
She was convicted of the crime in absentia.
Recent Examples on the Web
The cleric was tried in absentia and acquitted but never returned to his homeland.
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Michael Rubinkam, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Because a potential suspect is currently in Ukrainian custody, any resulting judicial proceedings at least partly could be in person rather than in absentia.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
On the positive side, Matteo Messina Denaro—the Mob boss who succeeded Totò Riina, and who had been convicted in absentia for kidnapping Giuseppe Di Matteo—had been arrested after being discovered near a Palermo hospital, where he was being treated for cancer under a false name.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Flash forward to the 2010s, when a series of Canadian music connoisseurs rediscovered Shane and resurrected her career in absentia.
—Dan Allen, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Michael Rubinkam, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Because a potential suspect is currently in Ukrainian custody, any resulting judicial proceedings at least partly could be in person rather than in absentia.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
On the positive side, Matteo Messina Denaro—the Mob boss who succeeded Totò Riina, and who had been convicted in absentia for kidnapping Giuseppe Di Matteo—had been arrested after being discovered near a Palermo hospital, where he was being treated for cancer under a false name.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Flash forward to the 2010s, when a series of Canadian music connoisseurs rediscovered Shane and resurrected her career in absentia.
—Dan Allen, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
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in absentia
adverb
in ab·sen·tia
ˌin-ab-ˈsen-chə
: in absence
sentenced in absentia
Etymology
Latin
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