visitation
/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
- An official visit, especially by someone in authority or for inspection.
- The ambassador made a formal visitation to the neighboring country.
- The school prepared for a visitation from the education board.
- A health inspector's visitation is scheduled for next Tuesday.
- The right of a parent who does not live with their child to spend time with the child, as granted by a court.
- The father was granted weekend visitation with his children.
- They agreed on a visitation schedule that works for both parents.
- The court ordered supervised visitation for the safety of the child.
- An event or experience that is seen as a punishment or blessing from a divine or supernatural source.
- The ancient text described the plague as a visitation from the gods.
- They considered the good harvest a visitation of fortune.
- The storm was seen as a visitation of nature's wrath.
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