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Definition of visitation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

visitation

noun
visitation pronunciation English ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃn visitation pronunciation American ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃn
 
1 [uncountable] (North American English) the right of a parent who is divorced or separated from his or her partner to visit a child who is living with the partnerShe is seeking more liberal visitation with her daughter.visitation rights compare access noun (3)2 [countable, uncountable] visitation (of/from somebody/something) (formal) an official visit, especially to check that rules are being obeyed and everything is as it should be3 [countable] visitation (of/from somebody/something) (formal) an unexpected appearance of something, for example a ghost4 [countable] visitation (of something) (formal) a disaster that is believed to be a punishment from Goda visitation of plague