visitation
noun
vis·i·ta·tion
ˌvi-zə-ˈtā-shən 
1
2
a
: a special dispensation of divine favor or wrath
b
: a severe trial : affliction
3
capitalized
: the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth recounted in Luke and celebrated July 2 by a Christian feast
Examples of visitation in a Sentence
He has visitation rights on the weekends.
the visitation of a diocese by a bishop
Visitation is from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
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The marshals service said the child’s mother allegedly fled with the child during custodial visitation in Cobb County, Georgia.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
The girls' mother Whitney Decker had called police on May 30 to report that Decker failed to return the girls to her home in Wenatchee following a planned visitation.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Each return felt like a visitation, a rumor come true.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
Rikers Assistant Commissioner for Advancement and Enrichment Programs Stacey King has witnessed the program’s impact during family visitation days.
—Grace Bastidas, Parents, 13 June 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
The girls' mother Whitney Decker had called police on May 30 to report that Decker failed to return the girls to her home in Wenatchee following a planned visitation.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Each return felt like a visitation, a rumor come true.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
Rikers Assistant Commissioner for Advancement and Enrichment Programs Stacey King has witnessed the program’s impact during family visitation days.
—Grace Bastidas, Parents, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for visitation
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visitation. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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visitation
noun
vis·i·ta·tion
ˌviz-ə-ˈtā-shən
: an instance of visiting
especially
: a visit by an important person for a reason (as an inspection)
Legal Definition
visitation
noun
vis·i·ta·tion
ˌvi-zə-ˈtā-shən
1
: an official visit (as for inspection)
visitation of the home of a neglected child
2
: access to a child granted especially to a parent who does not have custody
supervised visitation
visitation rights
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