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English Dictionary: battue by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
battue
n
  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"
    Synonym(s): bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue
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