battue

nouns

a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter

battue

is a type of (narrower)

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

hunt, hunting

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"

battue, bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed