in absentia
in the absence of the person involved: He was sentenced in absentia by the court.
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How to use in absentia in a sentence
In the Al Jazeera case, 20 people are charged altogether, with many of them tried in absentia as well.
Al Jazeera Journalists Are On Trial in Egypt for Doing Their Jobs | Jesse Rosenfeld | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was convicted in absentia on tax charges and sentenced to nine years.
Fraud and the City: Russia’s Manhattan Money Laundering | Michael Daly | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTwenty-seven of the 43 defendants, including all but one of the Americans, were tried in absentia.
Vivian Salama speaks with one of the Americans sentenced in absentia to jail time.
The photo chosen ends up symbolizing the president in absentia, defining both a man and a country.
Say Cheese! White House Unveils Second-Term Obama Portrait | John Avlon | January 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Anorchismus seu absentia testiculorum bilateralis et congenita, idem efficit ac castratio.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyBut never mind this; give me a garden, and absentia Claire, and I will thank my love for many favours.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) | Florence A. Thomas MarshallThe rules of the University forbid us to confer the degree upon any one in absentia.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineSentences rendered in absentia, as we have seen, were never regarded as conclusive, but the tribunal was unforgiving.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 | Henry Charles LeaDilatory as were the proceedings in absentia in this case, they were speedy when compared with some others.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 | Henry Charles Lea
British Dictionary definitions for in absentia
/ Latin (ɪn æbˈsɛntɪə) /
in the absence of (someone indicated): he was condemned in absentia
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Other Idioms and Phrases with in absentia
While not present, as in He was tried and convicted in absentia, or He was awarded his degree in absentia. This expression is Latin for “in absence”; its use in English dates from the late 1800s.
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