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Scotish Attaint

Scotland lay splayed open
Wounded and bleeding
While England forced an attaint
Sending survivors on the run.

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24 Syllables - Attaint
Not sure if I have used this correctly, but I was thinking of the Clearances after the British defeated the Scots at Culloden.

From the British Dictionary -
verb (tr) archaic
to pass judgment of death or outlawry upon (a person); condemn by bill of attainder
to dishonour or disgrace
to accuse or prove to be guilty
(of sickness) to affect or strike (somebody)
noun
a less common word for attainder
a dishonour; taint

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