1. battue - Noun
2. battue - Verb
The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.
The game itself.
The wanton slaughter of game.
Source: Webster's dictionarya bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered Source: Internet
ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name Source: Internet
the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder Source: Internet
a huge prison battue was ordered Source: Internet