See Also: annulospiral ending(medicine)
annulospiral organ(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
sanction(1)(dictionary)
sanction(2)(dictionary)
SANCTION(law)
Pragmatic Sanction(encyclopedia)
sanction 2, verb(dictionary)
sanction 1, noun(dictionary)
PRAGMATIC SANCTION, French law(law)

annulospiral organ (medicine) and sanction(1) (iou)


annulospiral organ (medicine)


annulospiral organ -->
annulospiral ending


One of two types of sensory nerve ending associated with a neuromuscular spindle (the Other being the flower-spray ending); after entering the muscle spindle, the fibre divides into two flat ribbon-like branches that wind themselves in rings or spirals about the intrafusal muscle fibres.

Synonym: annulospiral organ.


sanction(1) (iou)



sanction noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin sanctio(n-), from sanct- pa. ppl stem of sancire make inviolable, from var. of base of sacer SACRED adjective.]
A law, a decree; esp. an ecclesiastical decree. obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
pragmatic sanction: see PRAGMATIC adjective.
Orig., a solemn oath. Later, binding force given to an oath; a thing which makes an oath or engagement binding. E17.
a. Law. A penalty enacted in order to enforce obedience of a law. Later more widely, a punishment or reward for disobedience or obedience of a law. M17.
b. The part or clause of a law or charter which declares the penalty attached to infringement. obsolete exc. Hist. M17.
c. Politics. Military or economic action taken by a State or alliance of States to coerce another to conform to an international agreement or norms of conduct. Usu. in pl. E20.
D. Caute The British Government should stop the international oil companies brazenly flouting sanctions. transf.: Times Literary Supplement It is difficult..to imagine how sanctions against inchastity could be reimposed. attrib.: P. Driscoll Countries whose laissez-faire attitudes had encouraged sanctions-breaking.
The action of making something legally binding; solemn confirmation or ratification given by a supreme authority to a law, enactment, etc. M17.
Ethics. A consideration which operates to enforce obedience to a rule of conduct; a recognized motive for conformity to moral or religious law, operating through a desire for some resultant good or fear of some resultant evil. L17.
Official permission (for an action etc.); authoritative acknowledgement or recognition (of a custom, institution, etc.). Also loosely, approval or encouragement given to an opinion or action by custom, tradition, etc. E18.
H. J. Laski Without the sanction of Religion the full achievement of the social purpose is impossible. H. Arendt To win sanction for the new loans he had been obliged to bribe the press.
b. In military intelligence, permission to kill a particular individual; killing resulting from this. slang. L20.
a. A thing which serves to support or authorize an action, procedure, etc. E18.
b. A recommendation, a testimonial. L18-E19.
sanctionary adjective (rare) pertaining to (esp. an ecclesiastical) law or decree M19.
sanctionative adjective (Law) pertaining to the imposition of sanctions M19.
sanctio'neer noun = sanctionist noun M20.
sanctionism noun (rare) the theory or advocacy of military or esp. economic sanctions M20.
sanctionist noun & adjective (a person) advocating or supporting the use or imposition of sanctions M20.
sanctionless adjective (rare) L19.