in absentia

American  

[in ab-sen-shuh, -shee-uh, -tee-uh] / ɪn æbˈsɛn ʃə, -ʃi ə, -ti ə /

adverb

Latin.

1. in the absence of the person involved.

   He was sentenced in absentia by the court.

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in absentia British  

/ ɪn æbˈsɛntɪə /

adverb

1. in the absence of (someone indicated)

   he was condemned in absentia

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in absentia Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

She was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity by a court in Dhaka in November, and her former ruling party, once the country's most popular, has been outlawed.

From Barron's

Many of those arrests have happened at courthouses, causing immigrants to avoid their legal claims out of fear of being detained and forcing judges to order them removed in absentia.

From Los Angeles Times

Most who do not show up are ordered removed in absentia.

From Los Angeles Times

Hasina, who was put on trial in absentia, has denied committing crimes against humanity.

From BBC

Her father fled to Syria and will be tried in absentia.

From The Wall Street Journal