How did you get caught?Or not caught,as the case may be.中的caught是什么意思

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How did you get caught?Or not caught,as the case may be.中的caught是什么意思
How did you get caught?Or not caught,as the case may be,这是芝加哥大学本科申请的Essay Option .这句话的意思,出处,如何写?

caught是catch的过去式和过去分词,意思是“抓住,捕捉”
大意是“你是如何被抓住的?或者没被抓住,看案例情况说明”