"to kill him with subtlety": to exclude (from liability for killing) a doctor engaged in his profession, one administering stripes by authority of beth-din, and one chastising his son or his disciple, who, although they are witting (in what they are doing) are not subtly (contriving to kill)....
The Torah Describes the Premeditated Murderer as One Who Kills with
Mekhilta Tractate Nezikin 4:20