hit list

American  

noun

Slang.

1. a list of persons singled out as targets for murder.

2. a list of people or programs to be acted against or disposed of.

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hit list British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hit list

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Tips have flooded social media: everything from signing up with a parent's email and moving to platforms not explicitly named on the government's hit list, to using VPNs, which can disguise a user's location.

From BBC

For Molly 'Meatball' McCann, all the above is on her hit list.

From BBC

Chavez denied passing word of any hit list, telling the jury: “I did not, and would not, ever harm someone.”

From Los Angeles Times

The organisms on its hit list included strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and other pathogens that have become resistant to most antibiotics currently available.

From Los Angeles Times

Labour MP Preet Kaur Gill said concerns were raised after an "intelligence hit list" appeared on a number of Indian media channels.

From BBC