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Definition of in absentia adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

in absentia

adverb
 
/ˌɪn æbˈsenʃiə/
 
/ˌɪn æbˈsenʃiə/
(from Latin)
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  1. while not present at the event being referred to
    • Two foreign suspects will be tried in absentia.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIn absentia is used with these verbs:
    • sentence
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    Word OriginLatin, ‘in absence’.
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