In absentia
in the absence of the person involved:
He was sentenced in absentia by the court.
adverb
in the absence of (someone indicated): he was condemned in absentia
Latin, literally “in (his/her/their) absence” (see absence).
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.
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