in ab‧sen‧ti‧a /ˌɪn æbˈsentiə $ -ˈsenʃə/ adverb law
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: 'in absence']
without being present:
He was tried in absentia.

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in absentia
[formal]
if something happens to someone in absentia, they are not present when it happens to them.
The court convicted her in absentia and fined her $500.

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in absentia
when someone is absent from a court etc.
The judge looked at the evidence and sentenced the man in absentia.

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in absentia
adv. phr., formal When the person is absent.
■ Used in graduation exercises when presenting diplomas to an absent student or during a court case.
On Commencement Day, Joe was sick in bed and the college gave him his bachelor's degree in absentia. (Latin, meaning "in absence.")

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