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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unsecure, adj. [17th c. Eng. unsecure (1636); Secure adj.] Insecure. —1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. ii xxx 2 (1699) 280.
This would make judges very arbitrary and render the lives and fortunes of the leidges very unsecure