I run a registrar, and while we can mess with people's domains we would get in serious trouble with the registry and you would get the domain back if we did so.

I run a registrar, and while we can mess with people's domains we would get in serious trouble with the registry and you would get the domain back if we did so. Many registries have rules which protect the domain owners from the whims of registrars, but if you are worried you can look it upf or your specific registry.