In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.

[Q]: Apostasy is punished by death unless the apostate agreed to return to Islam .
[A]: According to the classical doctrine , apostasy from Islam is a crime as well as a sin , punishable with the death penalty , typically after a waiting period to allow the apostate time to repent and to return to Islam .


[Q]: Although the French troops would have more motorised units than the Germans , they could not hope to reach their places in the battle before the enemy did .
[A]: Although the French troops would have a higher proportion of motorised units than their German adversaries , in view of the respective distances to be covered , they could not hope to reach their assigned sector advancing in battle deployment before the enemy did .


[Q]: They are listed , usually by subject , forming a legal code ( a codex or book of law ) .
[A]:
In law , codification is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas , usually by subject , forming a legal code , i.e. a codex ( book ) of law .