capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates. capable of being resisted, fought, or opposed.

What does Opposability mean?

1 : capable of being opposed or resisted. 2 : capable of being placed against one or more of the remaining digits of a hand or foot the opposable human thumb.

What is legal Opposability?

The term "opposability" seems to have originated as a translation. of the French word opposabilite, which carries not so much the sense. of hostile resistance, but rather that of a reliance upon some matter. set up (oppose) by way of a technical legal bar to a claim or defence.