conjugal visit
noun
formal
: a visit (to a prisoner from a husband or wife) in which a married couple is able to have sexual relations
The prisoner is allowed conjugal visits from his wife.
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The player certainly did himself no favors by taking the opportunity during a confessional interview to compare the sleepover with his mother to a prison conjugal visit.
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EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Tania Thomas, 47, was strangled to death in July 2024 during a multi-day conjugal visit with husband Anthony Desean Curry.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
In his opening voiceover, which floats above the sort of glassy synth music that’s meant to numb our judgment, Mel informs us that he was conceived during a conjugal visit when his father was in prison, and that his dad once told him that he was destined to wind up back behind bars.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Murder charges filed after second woman killed during conjugal visit in California state prison.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Arthur and Lee have a conjugal visit in an Arkham cell, a scene that does not feature nudity.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Tania Thomas, 47, was strangled to death in July 2024 during a multi-day conjugal visit with husband Anthony Desean Curry.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
In his opening voiceover, which floats above the sort of glassy synth music that’s meant to numb our judgment, Mel informs us that he was conceived during a conjugal visit when his father was in prison, and that his dad once told him that he was destined to wind up back behind bars.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Murder charges filed after second woman killed during conjugal visit in California state prison.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Arthur and Lee have a conjugal visit in an Arkham cell, a scene that does not feature nudity.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Conjugal visit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjugal%20visit. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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