in absentia
adverb
in ab·sen·tia ˌin-ab-ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ə 
: in absence
gave him the award in absentia
Example Sentences
She was convicted of the crime in absentia.
Recent Examples on the Web Musharraf is sentenced to death in absentia for high treason. 
CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Since the occupation began, more than 500 residents of the region have been detained, according to reports compiled by the Ukrainian regional prosecutor, Volodymyr Kalyuga, who is working in absentia from Odessa. Ian Lovett, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 The victim, Samantha Geimer, has long advocated that the case be dismissed or that Polanski be sentenced in absentia. Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2022 Browder also describes a series of increasingly macabre court cases brought against him in Russia, including one in which a Moscow court tried Browder in absentia and Magnitsky posthumously. Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022 Turkey, which had vowed to shed light on the brutal killing, began prosecuting the defendants in absentia in 2020 after Saudi Arabia rejected requests for their extradition. NBC News, 7 Apr. 2022 Turkey, which had vowed to shed light on the brutal killing, began prosecuting the defendants in absentia in 2020 after Saudi Arabia rejected requests for their extradition. Ayse Wieting And Suzan Fraser, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2022 The Turkish trial, which opened in 2020, was largely symbolic because the 26 suspects, all Saudi citizens, were being tried in absentia and Turkish law ordinarily does not allow convictions under such circumstances. New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 In 1999, six Libyans are tried in absentia and convicted in a French court. CNN, 20 Feb. 2022 See More
CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Since the occupation began, more than 500 residents of the region have been detained, according to reports compiled by the Ukrainian regional prosecutor, Volodymyr Kalyuga, who is working in absentia from Odessa. Ian Lovett, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 The victim, Samantha Geimer, has long advocated that the case be dismissed or that Polanski be sentenced in absentia. Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2022 Browder also describes a series of increasingly macabre court cases brought against him in Russia, including one in which a Moscow court tried Browder in absentia and Magnitsky posthumously. Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022 Turkey, which had vowed to shed light on the brutal killing, began prosecuting the defendants in absentia in 2020 after Saudi Arabia rejected requests for their extradition. NBC News, 7 Apr. 2022 Turkey, which had vowed to shed light on the brutal killing, began prosecuting the defendants in absentia in 2020 after Saudi Arabia rejected requests for their extradition. Ayse Wieting And Suzan Fraser, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2022 The Turkish trial, which opened in 2020, was largely symbolic because the 26 suspects, all Saudi citizens, were being tried in absentia and Turkish law ordinarily does not allow convictions under such circumstances. New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 In 1999, six Libyans are tried in absentia and convicted in a French court. CNN, 20 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
in absentia
adverb
in ab·sen·tia ˌin-ab-ˈsen-chə
: in absence
sentenced in absentia