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Dictionary: ob·jec·tion   (əb-jĕk'shən) pronunciation
n.
    1. The act of objecting: What grounds do you have for objection? I take objection to that remark.
    2. Law. The formal registration of protest against the admission of a piece of evidence at trial, on the grounds of some legal defect.
  1. A statement presented in opposition.
  2. A ground, reason, or cause for expressing opposition.

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noun

    The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition: challenge, demur, exception, expostulation, protest, protestation, remonstrance, remonstration, squawk. Slang kick. See support/oppose.

Antonyms: objection
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n

Definition: argument, disagreement
Antonyms: acceptance, agreement, approval, concurrence, consent


Law Encyclopedia: Objection
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A formal attestation or declaration of disapproval concerning a specific point of law or procedure during the course of a trial; a statement indicating disagreement with a judge's ruling.

Some laws provide that an appeal to a higher tribunal can be based only upon errors objected to during the course of a trial conducted in a lower court. An error that initially slips by without any objection by the party's counsel cannot subsequently be set forth as a reason for the appeals court to overturn the original decision in a particular case. The making of objections in open court during the course of a proceeding is important so that on appeal, the appellate court can evaluate the record of the lower court action.

The Federal Rules of Evidence, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure govern the making of objections in federal actions. Comparable state provisions apply to state proceedings.

See: civil procedure; evidence.

Word Tutor: objection
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: That which is said or felt in opposition or disagreement; The reason or cause for disapproving, disagreeing, or disputing.

pronunciation If my boss has no objection, I'll take off the day after Thanksgiving.

Lyrics: Objection
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Performed by: Shakira
Written by: Shakira Mebarak

Credits: Mebarak, Shakira (Songwriter); ANIWI MUSIC LLC (Publisher); EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (Publisher)

Wikipedia: Objection (Tango)
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"Objection (Tango)"
Single by Shakira
from the album Laundry Service
Released July 2002
Format CD maxi single
12" single
Genre Tango-rock
Length 3:42 (Album Version)
3:29 (Radio Edit)
Label Epic
Writer(s) Shakira
Producer Shakira
Shakira singles chronology
"Underneath Your Clothes"
(2002)
"Objection (Tango)" / "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio"
(2002)
"The One"
(2002)
Audio sample
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"Objection (Tango)" and "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" (English: I Warn You, I Announce You) are Latin pop-rock/tango songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service.

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Background and structure

"Objection" is the first song written by Shakira purely in English. "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio", on the other hand, is sung in Spanish. Both songs share the same rhythm, which is quite similar to the Uruguayan-Argentine tango "La Cumparsita". This tango is sampled in the intro, only modulated.

Music video

The correct subtitles appear in the animated segment of the music video.

The music video opens with Shakira and her ex-lover doing a tango. When the tango stops, he leaves, the music picks up, and Shakira begins dancing. Shakira goes to a club where she finds her ex-lover and his new girlfriend, played by porn star Tabitha Taylor.[1] An animated sequence begins in which Shakira pokes holes in the new girlfriend's breast implants and knocks her ex-boyfriend through a window into another room. The animated sequence ends and Shakira confronts the lovers but is pushed down onto a glass table. Two superhero parodies (one played by Daniel Southworth, best known for playing Eric Meyers in Power Rangers Time Force) of Batman and Superman (referred to in the "Making the Video" as Package Man and Zuperman by the music video's director Dave Meyers) come to her side and, with their help, she knocks out both lovers. Shakira is then seen from a Tarantino style trunk shot, smiling sadistically at the two lovers who are now bound and gagged in the trunk of her car. They attempt to scream from behind the gags, begging for freedom, but Shakira simply continues to smile at them and slams the trunk shut. The video then switches to Shakira performing in a mechanical room and reveals that she tied both of them to a spinning wheel. The wheels accelerate until they come loose and fly away.

Instruments

The song starts out as a classical tango with allusions to La Cumparsita, with a piano, accompanied by a contrabass, and a bandoneon. However, when the drums join in, it turns more into a latin rock song, with two e-guitars, and bass. Interestingly, the bandoneon (on the off-beat) turns into an accordion. In the music video, Shakira is later depicted playing an e-guitar.

Chart performances

The English song reached #55 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, while the Spanish version reached #16 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. Although "Objection" did not live up to the success of Shakira's previous Top 10 singles - "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes" - the song became a hit on MTV's TRL, peaking at #1 and staying on the countdown for 45 days. In addition, the song fared well commercially in Europe where it peaked at #12. Objection (Tango) had a successful performance in European and oceanic countries's charts, being Top 10 in almost all. The Spanish version of the song became another hit for Shakira in the Spanish-speaking world as well.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Objection (Tango)" (radio edit) — 3:29
  2. "Objection (Tango)" (album version) — 3:42
12" maxi
  1. "Objection (Tango)" (album version) — 3:42
  2. "Objection (Tango)" (Jellybean's funhouse mix) — 7:55
  3. "Te aviso, te anuncio (tango)" (Gigidagostinopsicoremix) — 10:53
CD maxi
  1. "Objection (Tango)" (radio edit) — 3:29
  2. "Objection (Tango)" (album version) — 3:42
  3. "Objection (Tango)" (Kupper's Deep future radio edit) — 4:26
  4. "Te aviso, te anuncio (tango)" (Gigidagostinopsicoremix edit) — 6:10
  5. "Objection (Tango)" (music video) — 3:42

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia[2] Platinum 2002 70,000
France[3] Silver July 9, 2003 125,000
Norway[4] Gold 2003 5,000

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] 2
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 12
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[5] 9
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 8
Canadian Singles Chart 32
Danish Singles Chart[5] 20
Dutch Top 40 4
Eurochart Hot 100 13
Finnish Singles Chart[5] 10
French SNEP Singles Chart[5] 10
German Singles Chart[6] 19
Greek Singles Chart 8
Hungarian Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart[7] 12
Italian FIMI Singles Chart[5] 6
Chart (2002) Peak
position
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] 8
Norwegian Singles Chart[5] 8
Romanian Singles Chart[8] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[5] 7
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 10
UK Singles Chart[9] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 55
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[10] 25
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[10] 16
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[10] 7
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[10] 21
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[10] 29
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 9
Preceded by
"Die Another Day" by Madonna
Romanian number-one single
December 16, 2002 - January 13, 2003 (5 weeks)
Succeeded by
"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" by Shania Twain

References

  1. ^ Shakira Photos
  2. ^ Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
  3. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
  4. ^ Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Objection (Tango)", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
  6. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
  7. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
  8. ^ Romanian Top 100
  9. ^ "Objection (Tango)", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
  10. ^ a b c d e f Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)



Translations: Objection
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indvending, protest

idioms:

  • take objection to    have noget imod

Nederlands (Dutch)
bezwaar, bedenking, grief, klacht, bezwaarschrift, beroep

Français (French)
n. - (gén) objection, (Jur) opposition, (Jur) objection (excl) (marquant l'opposition d'un avocat face à la partie adverse), (gén) je proteste (excl)

idioms:

  • take objection to    (Jur) récuser un argument, formuler une objection

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einwand, Einspruch, Abneigung

idioms:

  • take objection to    Einwand erheben gegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντίρρηση, αντίθεση, ένσταση, εμπόδιο, κώλυμα, λόγος αντίρρησης ή απόρριψης

idioms:

  • take objection to    έχω αντίρρηση για, ενοχλούμαι από

Italiano (Italian)
difficoltà, inconveniente, ostacolo, obiezione, opposizione, disapprovazione, ricorso, eccezione

idioms:

  • take objection to    disapprovare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - objeção (f)

idioms:

  • take objection to    fazer objeção a, discordar

Русский (Russian)
возражение, протест

idioms:

  • take objection to    возражать против

Español (Spanish)
n. - objeción, reparo, inconveniente, reclamación, impugnación, recusación

idioms:

  • take objection to    molestarse por, poner reparos, oponerse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - invändning, protest

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
反对, 不喜欢, 异议, 缺点

idioms:

  • take objection to    对...表示反对

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 反對, 不喜歡, 異議, 缺點

idioms:

  • take objection to    對...表示反對

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반대, 이의, 결함, 난점, 장애

idioms:

  • take objection to    이의를 제기하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反対, 不服, 反対理由, 異存, 難点

idioms:

  • take objection to    異議を唱える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اعتراض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התנגדות, אי-רצון, פגם‬


 
 
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