in absentia

[in ab-sen-shuh, -shee-uh, -tee-uh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

Latin.

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

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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.

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Iranian authorities considered Karimian a threat to Islamic values, and three months before his assassination an Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran sentenced him in absentia to six years in prison.

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Most had left the country and were tried in absentia.

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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.

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In 2018, he was tried in absentia and sentenced in two separate trials.

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Last year the three men were prosecuted in absentia by a military court and given death sentences for treason.

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