Answer:

inabsentia

Answer	Crossword Clue
INABSENTIA	Though not present
INABSENTIA	While away
INABSENTIA	Without being there

INABSENTIA	Although not present: Lat.
INABSENTIA	Although not present.
INABSENTIA	Nonattendance status
INABSENTIA	One way to get a degree
INABSENTIA	Not attending
INABSENTIA	How degrees are sometimes awarded
INABSENTIA	One way to vote
INABSENTIA	How the invisible man votes?

INABSENTIA	Without the defendant present
INABSENTIA	Not here
INABSENTIA	By proxy, say