Battue Definition & Meaning

battue
noun
  1. a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
  2. 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"

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