a list of persons singled out as targets for murder.
2.
a list of people or programs to be acted against or disposed of.
Origin
1970-75
British Dictionary definitions for hit list
hit list
noun (informal)
1.
a list of people to be murdered: a terrorist hit list
2.
a list of targets to be eliminated in some way: a hit list of pits to be closed
Slang definitions & phrases for hit list
hit list
noun phrase
A putative or actual list of persons who are to be removed from office, punished, murdered, etc: EPA officials maintained a ''hit list'' of employees(1976+)