English-French translations for in absentia

• par contumace
  Bientôt, nous aurons des procès par contumace et la reconnaissance commune des amendes et des décisions de confiscation. Soon we will have trials in absentia and the common recognition of fines and confiscation orders.
  Douze ans par contumace, c'est beaucoup, mais, en fait, le jeu est clair. Twelve years in absentia is a lot, but it is in fact clear what this is all about.
  Sam Rainsy, le chef de l'opposition actuellement exilé en France, a été condamné par contumace à 10 ans de prison. Sam Rainsy, the Opposition leader currently exiled to France, has been jailed in absentia for ten years.

Definition of in absentia

• While not present; while absent

Examples

• The defendant was convicted in absentia after fleeing during the trial.

Related words

• absentee voting
• absent-minded
• absent-mindedness
• absent-mindedly
• absentminded
• absentmindedly
• absent-minded professor
• he who is absent is always in the wrong
• the absent are always in the wrong