δίκη ἐρήμη
From LSJ
ἄνευ γὰρ φίλων οὐδεὶς ἕλοιτ᾽ ἂν ζῆν, ἔχων τὰ λοιπὰ ἀγαθὰ πάντα → without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods
Greek > English (Woodhouse)
trial in absentia, undefended case, an uncontested law suit, judgment by default
