Question

in absentia foreign expression

Answer 1

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. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary.

Answer 2

in the absence of (someone indicated)
e.g. - he wascondemned in absentia