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
There have also been a handful of domestic trials, including those conducted in Ukraine following Russia’s 2014 occupation of Crimea, including one that resulted in the in absentia conviction of Ukraine’s former president, Victor Yanukovych.
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Brian Finucane, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2023
Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali, a Pakistani religious leader, is being tried in absentia as prosecutors pushed Monday for a 14-year sentence for inciting the murder of Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Sep. 2024
Earlier, Jovic advanced to the semifinals in absentia Tuesday, with the Heat forward sidelined by an illness for Serbia’s overtime 95-90 quarterfinal victory over Australia.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Israel says 115 hostages remain in Gaza, with 41 of them declared dead in absentia.
—Michael Heath / Bloomberg, TIME, 25 July 2024
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Brian Finucane, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2023
Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali, a Pakistani religious leader, is being tried in absentia as prosecutors pushed Monday for a 14-year sentence for inciting the murder of Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Sep. 2024
Earlier, Jovic advanced to the semifinals in absentia Tuesday, with the Heat forward sidelined by an illness for Serbia’s overtime 95-90 quarterfinal victory over Australia.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Israel says 115 hostages remain in Gaza, with 41 of them declared dead in absentia.
—Michael Heath / Bloomberg, TIME, 25 July 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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