Innocent and Target

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Innocent noun - An innocent or gentle person.

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

Nearby Words: innocuous, innocence, innocently

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

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

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

good	good innocent	good target
particular	particular innocent	particular target
true	true innocent	true target
single	single innocent	single target
Other adjectives: real, wrong, frequent, hapless, random, last.

When dealing with dangerous criminals and where innocent lives are on the line, presumably, hitting the target, and only the target, should be top priority.

Source: Only a Flesh Wound
The police shoot people in an environment where the person behind their target is likely to be an innocent bystander, and body armour is fairly uncommon in the hands of criminals.

Source: One-Hit Polykill
For example, the Freelancer specializes in assassinations that look like major accidents, thus not only does he kill the target but he kills dozens of innocent people as well.

Source: Series / The Blacklist

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