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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Self-awareness seems to be in absentia this season.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
The mobster has been convicted in absentia with a final guilty ruling for importing cocaine and acting as an intermediary between the Casalesi clan of the Camorra and Colombian drug cartels, police said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Perpetrators must be brought to justice, even if they are tried in absentia.
—Kristina Hook, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2022
The cleric was tried in absentia and acquitted but never returned to his homeland.
—Michael Rubinkam, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
The mobster has been convicted in absentia with a final guilty ruling for importing cocaine and acting as an intermediary between the Casalesi clan of the Camorra and Colombian drug cartels, police said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Perpetrators must be brought to justice, even if they are tried in absentia.
—Kristina Hook, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2022
The cleric was tried in absentia and acquitted but never returned to his homeland.
—Michael Rubinkam, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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“In absentia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20absentia. Accessed 14 Nov. 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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