in the absence of没有;缺乏;不存在;在……缺席的情况下例:The parties concerned may bring the action directly before the people's court in the absence of an arbitration clause in the contract or in the absence of a written arbitration agreement concluded afterwards.当事人没有在合同中订立仲裁条款,事后又没有书面仲裁协议的,可以直接向人民法院提起诉讼。 "At any meeting of the Autho...