
adv. (Abbr. i.a.)
While or although not present; in absence: was tried and convicted in absentia.
[Latin in absentiā : in, in + absentiā, ablative of absentia, absence.]
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[Latin in absentiā : in, in + absentiā, ablative of absentia, absence.]
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in absentia |
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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in absentia |
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Absentia |
Français (French)
absence, (Jur) absence (de domicile), (Méd) absence
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - ausência (f)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frånvaro
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
审判等的缺席
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
審判等的缺席
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