something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"
To have a disqualification of licence removed, it must be shown that lack of a drivers' licence causes financial (eg: loss of employment) and personal hardship (eg: need to drive to get medical attention for family members with persistent health problem)• Drivers' Licence - Removal of Disqualification
an in-service withdrawal from a retirement plan due to a participantâ€(tm)s immediate and heavy financial need that cannot be satisfied from other resources.
Occurs when there is an unforeseeable event that substantially reduces a family's capacity to pay for child care because of a short-term crisis such as a loss of employment.