absentia Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
in absentia|absentia
adv. phr.,
formal When the person is absent.

Used in graduation exercises when presenting diplomas to an absent student or during a court case.
On Commencement Day, Joe was sick in bed and the college gave him his bachelor's degree in absentia. (Latin, meaning "in absence.")
in absentia
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.