Translations for contumacy in French

Here are paragraphs from public domain books translated:

"Yesterday, through contumacy, Arsene Lupin was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment at hard labor. Therefore it is improbable that he would be so imprudent, to-day, as to show himself in public. Moreover, the newspapers have announced his appearance in Turkey since his escape from the Sante."	— Arsène Lupin a été condamné hier, par contumace, à vingt ans de travaux forcés. Il est donc peu probable qu’il commette aujourd’hui l’imprudence de se montrer en public. En outre, les journaux n’ont-ils pas signalé sa présence en Turquie, cet hiver, depuis sa fameuse évasion de la Santé ?
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar, by Maurice Leblanc	Arsène Lupin gentleman-cambrioleur, de Maurice Leblanc