单词 | in absentia |
释义 | in absentia (once / 23313 pages) adv When you do something in absentia, you're not physically present. For example, when you graduate in absentia, it means that although you get a diploma, you don't actually attend the ceremony. In absentia is usually a legal way to describe someone as being absent, especially during a courtroom trial that the defendant doesn't attend. A judge or lawyer might say, "He is being tried in absentia." More often, it's used as a criticism of a trial, since most legal systems give people the right to be present at their own trials. Simply enough, in absentia means "in his absence" in Latin. WORD FAMILYin absentia USAGE EXAMPLESHe is later convicted in absentia by a Tunisian court for stealing a car, and sentenced to five years in prison. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) In Tunisia, he was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison for violent robbery, the station reported. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) Before entering Germany, he served four years for arson in Italy and faced a jail sentence in absentia in Tunisia. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) adv while absent; although absent he was sentenced in absentia |
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