A trust in which the trustee has no duty other than to transfer the property to the beneficiary. — Also termed dry trust; general trust; nominal trust; simple trust; naked trust; ministerial trust; technical trust. See bare trustee under TRUSTEE. Cf. active trust. [Cases: Trusts 136. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§ 13, 243.]
A trust in which land is conveyed to or held by one person in trust for another, without any power being expressly or impliedly given to the trustee to take actual possession of the land or exercise any ownership rights over it, except at the beneficiary’s direction. [Cases: Trusts 136. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§
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express private passive trust 明示的私益消极信托 指受托人不承担积极义务的明示信托。例如，某人作为受托人，为他人利益而受让所转让的土地，但其并未被授予积极占有土地和行使所有人行为的权力，除非根据受益人的指示。该种信托即属明示的私益消极信托。
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A trustee of a passive trust. • A bare trustee has no duty other than to transfer the property to the beneficiary. See passive trust under TRUST.
A trust in which the trustee has some affirmative duty of management or administration besides the obligation to transfer the property to the beneficiary. — Also termed express active trust; special trust; operative trust. Cf. passive trust. [Cases: Trusts 135. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§ 13, 242.]
nominal trust 名义信托 即被动信托〔passive trust〕或干信托〔dry trust〕。指受托人虽在法律上保留对信托财产的权利，但并不实际履行受托人的职责，信托财产完全由受益人管理和控制。
dry trust 消极信托；名义信托 在这种信托中，受托人只单纯持有信托财产的所有权而实际由受益人支配该财产；或者受托人只单纯将信托财产的所有权转让给受益人而不负有其他任何义务。该词等同于passive trust 和naked trust。