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- Dictionaryin absentia/ˌɪn əbˈsɛntɪə/
adverb
- 1. while not present at the event being referred to: "two foreign suspects will be tried in absentia"
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formal uk / ˌɪn æbˈsen.ti.ə / / ˌɪn æbˈsen.ʃi.ə / us / ˌɪn æbˈsen.ti.ə / / ˌɪn æbˈsen.ʃi.ə / Add to word list. while the person involved is not present: An Italian court convicted him in absentia for his terrorist activities. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Absent. absence. absent without leave. absenteeism. AWOL.
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.
2 meanings: → See in absentia in the absence of (someone indicated).... Click for more definitions.
When you do something in absentia, you're not physically present. For example, when you graduate in absentia, it means that although you get a diploma, you don't actually attend the ceremony. In absentia is usually a legal
In absentia definition: in the absence of the person involved. See examples of IN ABSENTIA used in a sentence.
Definition of absentia in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
formal us / ˌɪn æbˈsen.ti.ə / / ˌɪn æbˈsen.ʃi.ə / uk / ˌɪn æbˈsen.ti.ə / / ˌɪn æbˈsen.ʃi.ə / Add to word list. while the person involved is not present: An Italian court convicted him in absentia for his terrorist activities. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Absent. absence. absent without leave. absenteeism. AWOL.
Definition of "in absentia". A Latin term that denotes a situation where something is performed or happens in a person's absence. How to use "in absentia" in a sentence.
noun. Absence. Wiktionary. Origin of Absentia. From Latin absentia (“being away, absence" ), from absÄ“ns (“absent" ), present active participle of absum (“I am away or absent" ). From Wiktionary. Absentia Sentence Examples. Amanda Knox had no intention of leaving the US after she was retried and sentenced in an Italian court in absentia.
absentia. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ab‧sen‧ti‧a /æbˈsentiə/ noun formal → in absentia Examples from the Corpus absentia • Richard Wrangham has speculated that human beings practice mate guarding in absentia. • The court found Collins guilty in absentia.
