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VISITATION definition: 1. an official visit from someone important: 2. an arrangement in which a divorced parent may…. Learn more.
1. : an instance of visiting: such as. a. : an official visit (as for inspection) b. : wakeentry 2 sense 3. c. : temporary custody of a child granted to a noncustodial parent. visitation rights.
noun. the act of visiting. a formal visit, as one permitted by a court's granting of visitation rights or by parents invited to a school to observe the work of students. a visit for the purpose of making an official examination or inspection, as of a bishop to a diocese.
an arrangement in which a divorced parent may spend time with the children he or she no longer lives with, at agreed times and under agreed conditions: The mother agreed to visitation rights for the boys ' father. [ C ] formal. an event that is considered to be a message or a punishment from God:
A visitation is an event in which God or another non-human being seems to appear to someone or contact them. The young people have claimed almost daily visitations from the Virgin Mary. [ + from ]
1. The action or an instance of visiting or an instance of being visited: rules governing visitation at a prison. 2. An official visit for the purpose of inspection or examination, as of a bishop to a diocese. 3. The provision made for a parent to spend time with a child who is in the physical custody of another. 4.
Use the noun visitation to describe a formal or official visit, like the city health inspector's yearly visitation to your favorite pizza place. A visitation often includes some kind of evaluation or inspection, or has some other formal aspect.
