Ooh, a rules and language quibble, what fun
The term "unsafe release" has been around and in common usage in F1 for many years.
I've got copies of the SRs back a few years and 28.13 (a) used to say (in 2016/2017):
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Originally Posted by FIA F1 Sporting Regulations 2017
It is the responsibility of the competitor to release his car from his garage or pit stop position only when it is safe to do so.
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Ergo, to breach that the term would be that the release was not safe - unsafe. The wording changed for the 2018 SRs to use the words already quoted, with "endanger" in the stead of "safe". The intent of the rule has been flipped - you must not cause any danger, rather than you must do things safely.
In the current version of the International Sporting code, there's a clause in the PENALTIES section:
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Originally Posted by FIA International Sporting Code 2019
12.1.1 Any of the following offences, in addition to any offences specifically referred to previously, shall be deemed to be a breach of these rules:
12.1.1.h Any unsafe act or failure to take reasonable measures, thus resulting in an unsafe situation.
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So there's a general clause in the ISC, and a specific point in the F1 SRs.
Teams must not cause a dangerous situation; to do so is an unsafe act. So everyone is right, hooray!
Is everyone bored yet?
EDIT: Peter is bang on, too, but I'll leave the clauses about cars themselves being in unsafe conditions for a rainy day...