v. Simple past tense and past participle of target.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Furnished, armed, or protected, with a target.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Furnished or armed with a target; having a defensive covering, as of metal or hide.
Word Usage
"The term targeted, they may have been targeted as people who may have had a couple of bucks, where someone targeted them to steal money from them possibly."