in absentia

(formal)

if something happens to someone in absentia, they are not present when it happens to them The court convicted her in absentia and fined her $500.

in absentia

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Koray	-	Turkish
Eleutherius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
CesÁRia	-	Portuguese
Masuyo	mah-soo-yo	Japanese
Craig	KRAYG	Scottish, English
KaĞAn	-	Turkish