Meaning & use
absentia
Absence, used almost exclusively in the fixed phrase 'in absentia,' meaning while a person is not present.
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The court convicted the fugitive in absentia after he fled the country.
She was awarded the honorary degree in absentia because illness kept her from attending.
A note on using this word
Rarely used outside the phrase 'in absentia,' most often in legal or academic contexts.
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