Deferred slash
A staking penalty recorded for later application.
In plain language
The delay creates a window in which authorized governance can cancel a specific era-and-index slash record.
Why it matters
A successful cancelDeferredSlash call prevents that pending record from being applied.
Real Vara examples
| Referendum | Governance | Execution | Direct addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Failed attempt to cancel slash 0 from staking era 327 Voters approved cancelling one deferred slash from era 327, but the direct Staking Admin call failed with BadOrigin. | Executed | Dispatch failed | 7 |
| #14 Cancel slash 0 from staking era 327 after the failed first attempt This referendum successfully repeated the slash cancellation that #13 approved but could not dispatch with its original origin. | Executed | Dispatch succeeded | 53 |
| #15 Cancelled proposal to remove slash 1 from staking era 327 This separate proposal would have cancelled slash index 1 from the same staking era, but it was itself cancelled and never executed. | Cancelled | Not executed | 4 |
| #16 Cancel slash 0 from staking era 341 This referendum cancelled the first indexed deferred slash recorded for staking era 341. | Executed | Dispatch succeeded | 52 |