Criminals were jugged without a trial.是什么意思？

Criminals were jugged without a trial.

罪犯未经审判就被监禁了.

criminals

n. 罪犯，犯人( criminal的名词复数 )；

例句
He was certain Sid would be eaten alive by the hardened criminals in the jail.
他确信锡德在监狱中肯定会被那些怙恶不悛的罪犯们扒掉一层皮。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

jugged

adj. 锯齿形的；

例句
He invited me to eat some jugged hare with him together.
他邀请我和他一块吃些罐焖野兔.

without

adv. 在外部，户外，缺少，没有或不显示某事物；prep. 没有，缺乏，在外面；conj. 除非，如果不；

例句
We shall strike hard, without flinching, at terrorists and those who abet them.
我们要毫不退缩地严厉打击恐怖分子及其帮凶。

trial

n. 试验，[法]审讯，审判，磨难，困难，[体]选拔赛；adj. 试验的，[法]审讯的；

例句
Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。