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in absentia
[ in ab-sen-shuh, -shee-uh, -tee-uh ]
adverb
- in the absence of the person involved:
He was sentenced in absentia by the court.
in absentia
/ ɪn æbˈsɛntɪə /
adverb
- in the absence of (someone indicated)
he was condemned in absentia
Idioms and Phrases
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.Example Sentences
Landi was sentenced in absentia to 14 years, which led him to relocate to Dubai where he dabbled in crypto, hid money in Switzerland and skated around extradition treaties.
In 2018, he was tried in absentia and sentenced in two separate trials.
Last year the three men were prosecuted in absentia by a military court and given death sentences for treason.
He manages to convince us that even after decades in absentia, Moretti’s gyrations are enthralling.
Still, Bass is not the first California political leader to lead in absentia during a moment of exigent crisis.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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