ἐπιστατική

From LSJ

εἰργόμενον θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ἀνάπηρον ποιῆσαι → excluding death and maiming, short of death or maiming

Source

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐπιστᾰτική: ἡ (sc. τέχνη) искусство управления lat.