unnecessary hardship — un·nec·es·sary hard·ship n: a deprivation of an owner s right to the beneficial use of property that is caused when a zoning ordinance makes it impossible to receive a reasonable return from the property ◇ Unnecessary hardship may justify the… … Law dictionary
unnecessary hardship — As considered, sufficient to establish basis for granting zoning variance, is shown by establishing that: physical characteristics of property are such that it could not be used for any permitted purpose; property could be so used only at… … Black's law dictionary
hardship — I noun adversity, affliction, misfortune, suffering, travail II index adversity, burden, calamity, casualty, catastrophe, damage … Law dictionary
hardship — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (BrE), considerable, extreme, genuine (esp. BrE), great, real, severe ▪ undue, unnecessary (esp. BrE … Collocations dictionary
unnecessary — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth, render sth ▪ consider sth … Collocations dictionary
Variance (land use) — A variance is a requested deviation from the set of rules a municipality applies to land use known as a zoning ordinance, building code or municipal code. In today’s land use approval environment a variance request can be a fatal flaw for… … Wikipedia
variance — var·i·ance / ver ē əns/ n 1: a disagreement between two documents or positions; esp: a disagreement between allegations (as in an indictment or complaint) and proof offered at trial that warrants an appropriate remedy (as a directed verdict or an … Law dictionary
variance — Civil and criminal practice. A discrepancy or disagreement between two instruments or two pleading allegations in the same cause, which should by law be entirely consonant. Thus, if the evidence adduced by the plaintiff does not agree with the… … Black's law dictionary
Charity and Charities — • In its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Charity and Charities Charity and Charities … Catholic encyclopedia
United States federal probation and supervised release — The life cycle of federal supervision for a defendant. United States federal probation and supervised release are imposed at sentencing. The difference between probation and supervised release is that the former is imposed as a substitute for… … Wikipedia
