( old use ) to punish sb/sth :
The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done) .
( old use ) to punish sb/sth :
The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done) .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005