プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
けっせき【欠席】
(an) absence ((from school))
欠席する be absent，《文》 absent oneself ((from school))
無断欠席
absence without notice [leave]
病気のため学校を欠席する
「be absent from [miss] school because of illness
昨日の会に欠席した
I did not attend the meeting yesterday.
被告は裁判に欠席した
The accused failed to appear in court.
彼は委員会に欠席しがちだ
He is irregular in his attendance at committee meetings.
先約があるので残念ながら欠席します
I'm afraid I will be unable to attend because of prior commitments.
欠席裁判
〔刑事事件の〕trial in absentia；〔民事訴訟の〕judgment by default
欠席裁判を受ける
be tried 「in absentia [in one's absence]
欠席裁判に付する
try a person in his absence
欠席者
an absentee；〔裁判または競技の〕a defaulter
今日は欠席者はだれもいない
No one is absent today.
欠席届
((send in)) a report [notice] of absence