a limb, and a prescribed punishment involving destruction of the whole person. In both cases, it is deferred only until she gives birth; it is not necessary to wait until she nurses the child with colostrum or weans him. This differs from retaliation involving a life, which is deferred until she nurses the child with colostrum and weans him. This is the difference between retaliation involving a life and retaliation involving a limb: for retaliation involving a limb, the limit of the postponement is childbirth; whereas for retaliation involving a life, it extends until she nurses the child with colostrum or weans him.

An example of a prescribed punishment that results in the amputation of a limb is theft, for which the hand is amputated; and highway robbery, for which the right hand and left foot are amputated.

An example of a prescribed punishment involving execution is highway robbery in certain cases, and adultery by a previously married person.