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in absentia

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in ab·sen·tia  (n b-snsh, -sh-)
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.1.in absentia - while absent; although absent; "he was sentenced in absentia"
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in absentia [ˈinæbˈsentɪə] ADVin absentia


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Found guilty in absentia for murders dating from the 1970s, Battisti, 54, was granted refugee status by Lula's government earlier this year.
In August court in absentia convicted 13 others on the same charge.
Eighteen are currently in prison, while seven were convicted in absentia and received 10-year jail sentences.
 
 
 
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