'Battue' definitions:

Definition of 'battue'

(from WordNet)
noun
A hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
noun
Indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered" [syn: bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue]

Definition of 'Battue'

From: GCIDE
  • Battue \Bat"tue`\, n. [F. battue, fr. battre to beat. See Batter, v. t., and cf. Battuta.] (Hunting) (a) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game. (b) The game itself. (c) The wanton slaughter of game. --Howitt. [1913 Webster]