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- DictionarySoft tar·get/sôft ˈtärɡət/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable, especially to military or terrorist attack: "farms are a soft target for arsonists"
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Person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable
A "soft target" is a person, thing, or location that is easily accessible to the general public and relatively unprotected, making it vulnerable to military strikes, terrorism, car bombs, or crimes such as vehicle-ramming attacks or mass shootings. By contrast, a "hard target" is heavily defended or not accessible to the general public. Wikipedia