衡こう平へい法ほうじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounequity (law)law›A legal term referring to the body of law developed by the English Court of Chancery, distinct from common law. Used in Japanese legal contexts when discussing Anglo-American legal systems.衡こう平へい法ほうは、コモン・ローの厳げん格かくさを補おぎなうために発はっ展てんした。Equity developed to supplement the rigidity of common law.