in absentia

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in ab·sen·tia (

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adv. Abbr. i.a.

While or although not present; in absence: was tried and convicted in absentia.

[Latin in absenti : in, in + absenti, ablative of absentia, absence.]

in absentia Latin [ɪn æbˈsɛntɪə]

adv

in the absence of (someone indicated) he was condemned in absentia

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Adv.

in absentia - while absent; although absent; "he was sentenced in absentia"

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in absentia [ˈinæbˈsentɪə] ADV → in absentia

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