Defence and Target

Defence

Defence noun - The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.

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Target and defence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a noun "Defence".

Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.

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Defence and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defence" instead a noun "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

good	good defence	good target
best	best defence	best target
better	better defence	better target
perfect	perfect defence	perfect target
Other adjectives: initial, actual, real, main, ultimate, new, major, possible, final, military, primary, last.

Final Fantasy XIII has the Deprotect and Deshell statuses, which reduce the target's physical and magical defence respectively, along with Imperil, which reduces the target's element resistance (Frequently granting them an elemental weakness to exploit).

Source: Damage-Increasing Debuff
Murder is against the law, but if you can provoke the target into attacking you, you can fight back and kill them completely legally under self-defence.

Source: Practical Taunt
They can also increase the defence of their target, making it harder to hit (try to reach two people with a single slash of sword).

Source: Tabletop Game / The Witcher: Game of Imagination

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