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Started Dec 08 2012, 04:01
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Dec 08 2012, 04:01
In the law, "non-exclusive" is used as an adjective or other form of grammatical modifier that means or suggests that something is shared, or conversely does not belong to just one person.
For example, since all tenants and the landlord of an apartment building need to use certain common areas together (halls, stairs, elevator, laundry room if any, sidewalks, parking lot, etc.), typcially in leasing an apartment the lease will grant the tenant "non-exclusive right to use" those areas along with the other tenants and the landlord. The distinction is important because the actual lease of the actual apartment will be for the tenant's exclusive use.
There may be other particular uses of the term for specific areas of the law, such as intellectual property, etc., but the main idea is that it is something more than one person has certain rights to.
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