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A Spanish judge has ordered the jailing of eight Catalonia's separatist leaders.The court order comes a week after the region declared independence.The officials are accused of rebellion, sedition¹ and misuse² of public funds.Prosecutors³ are also seeking a European Arrest Warrant for ousted⁴ Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who did not show up in court and is now in Belgium.Spain has been gripped by a constitutional crisis since a referendum on independence from Spain was held in Catalonia on 1 October.The referendum came in defiance⁵ of a constitutional court ruling that declared it illegal.The Catalan government said that of the 43% of potential voters who took part in the referendum, 90% were in favor of independence.Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has imposed direct rule on Catalonia, dissolving the regional parliament and calling local elections for December.

Joining in our discussion are He wenping, current affairs commentator；Prof. Martin John Smith, Head of the Department of Politics a University of York；Dr.George Tzogopoulos, senior research fellow of International center for European Studies

1 sedition   

n.煽动叛乱

参考例句：

• Government officials charged him with sedition.政府官员指控他煽动人们造反。
• His denial of sedition was a denial of violence.他对煽动叛乱的否定又是对暴力的否定。

2 misuse   

n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用

参考例句：

• It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
• He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。

3 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

5 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。