"visitation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vɪzɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ [US] Forms: visitation [singular], visitations [plural]
Etymology: visit + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|visit|ation}} visit + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. law: Sometimes, parents have children who do not live with them. A judge may give a parent visitation with their children. This allows the parent to see their children on a certain day and time.
    Sense id: simple-visitation-en-noun-cQYWPr-m
  2. Visitation means to visit or go see someone.
    Sense id: simple-visitation-en-noun-WRpR8Ax1
  3. In some cultures, after a person dies, people are invited to a visitation so they can see the body before it is buried. (Also called: calling hours; viewing hours; wake)
    Sense id: simple-visitation-en-noun-ykzGP49-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation
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