# Slashing and Penalties To maintain network reliability and prevent malicious behaviour, validators are subject to slashing conditions for violations such as downtime or prolonged inactivity, double-signing blocks, and submitting incorrect or manipulated data. Validators who repeatedly fail to meet uptime or data accuracy requirements risk losing a portion of their staked tokens and receiving a reduced reputation score, limiting their ability to participate in consensus. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://torram.gitbook.io/torram-documentation/technical-architecture-and-network-design/slashing-and-penalties.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.