An executioner is not under orders.

行刑者没有接道命令。

youdao

The world is not the most cruel beast, not the executioner, but time; because time waits for no time without mercy.

世界上最残忍的不是野兽，不是刽子手，而是时间；因为时间不等人，时间不留情。

youdao

Thee world is not the most cruel beast, not the executioner, but time; because time waits for no time without mercy.

世界上最残忍的不是野兽，不是刽子手，而是时间；因为时间不等人，时间不留情。 。

youdao

He will fight injustice in Gotham City, where corruption and decadence reign, but he will not be an executioner.

WSJ: Holy Melancholy, 'Batman'!

Lucy, in a late painting, is not her lover but her executioner, pressing a knife to her bosom.

WSJ: More than a Mere Colorist | Veronese | Ringling Museum of Art