noun
trial in absentia; default judgment
Legal term for a trial or judgment rendered when the defendant is absent. Also used figuratively for making a decision without hearing from the affected party.
被告が一度も出廷しなかったため、欠席裁判で有罪判決が下された。
Because the defendant never appeared in court, a guilty verdict was handed down in a trial in absentia.
彼は会議に呼ばれずに欠席裁判でクビになった。
He was fired by default judgment without being invited to the meeting.