visitation rights
nounUK /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən raɪts/
US /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən raɪts/
The legal right of a parent or family member to spend time with a child.
After the divorce, the father was granted visitation rights to see his daughter every weekend.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The right of a person to visit someone in a hospital, prison, or other institution.
The prison allows visitation rights for family members on weekends.
3. The right to visit or access a place or property.
The tenants have visitation rights to the shared garden.
4. In legal contexts, the entitlement of a non-custodial parent to see their child.
The court order specified the visitation rights of the non-custodial parent.