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
Ivka	-	Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Czech
Dorotheos	-	Greek, Late Greek
Richmond	['ritʃmənd]
Ognen	-	Macedonian
FinnÁN	-	Irish
Gjon	-	Albanian