in absentia
adverb
in ab·sen·tia
ˌin-ab-ˈsen(t)-sh(ē-)ə 
: in absence
gave him the award in absentia
Examples of in absentia in a Sentence
She was convicted of the crime in absentia.
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Leonid Volkov, who led the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation between 2021-23, was sentenced in absentia to 18 years in prison, fined about $25,000 and banned from using the internet for 10 years on 40 criminal counts.
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Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
All three - respectively aged 91, 93 and 85 - were sentenced in absentia.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The court will have the power to hold trials in absentia, though anyone convicted without being in the custody of the tribunal would have the right to a retrial.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Aliens ordered removed in absentia would pay a minimum of $5,000 under the bill.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
All three - respectively aged 91, 93 and 85 - were sentenced in absentia.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The court will have the power to hold trials in absentia, though anyone convicted without being in the custody of the tribunal would have the right to a retrial.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Aliens ordered removed in absentia would pay a minimum of $5,000 under the bill.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in absentia
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“In absentia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20absentia. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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in absentia
adverb
in ab·sen·tia
ˌin-ab-ˈsen-chə
: in absence
sentenced in absentia
Etymology
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