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.
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After skipping his February 2023 trial in Cottonwood County District Court, the 58-year-old murder suspect was convicted in absentia of putting the victim in a fatal chokehold.
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She had been sentenced in absentia to 25 years in prison and was captured in 2010 and began serving her sentence.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
In May, a French court sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison for complicity in war crimes in a largely symbolic but landmark case against Assad's regime and the first such case in Europe.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Hassan and Mahmoud were tried in absentia in France and convicted of crimes against humanity earlier this year.
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
She had been sentenced in absentia to 25 years in prison and was captured in 2010 and began serving her sentence.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
In May, a French court sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials in absentia to life in prison for complicity in war crimes in a largely symbolic but landmark case against Assad's regime and the first such case in Europe.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Hassan and Mahmoud were tried in absentia in France and convicted of crimes against humanity earlier this year.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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in absentia
adverb
in ab·sen·tia
ˌin-ab-ˈsen-chə
: in absence
sentenced in absentia
Etymology
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