| − | '''Defense''' is act of protection. Defense can describe a nation's foreign policy or it can describe the actions of a lawyer against charges of their plaintiff. In sports, defense prevents the opponent from succeeding. In medieval [[Europe]], castles were constructed by kings not only as a place of living but in the support of its population from enemies. In [[Physiology]], defense can describe the reaction of an organism and in [[Psychology]], it can describe an unconscious process blocking painful impulses. In Great Britain, it is called defence. | + | '''Defense''' is act of [[protection]]. Defense can describe a nation's [[foreign policy]] or it can describe the actions of a [[lawyer]] against charges of their [[plaintiff]]. In [[sport]]s, defense prevents the opponent from succeeding. In medieval [[Europe]], [[castle]]s were constructed by [[king[[s not only as a place of living but in the support of its population from enemies. In [[Physiology]], defense can describe the reaction of an [[organism]] and in [[Psychology]], it can describe an [[unconscious]] process blocking [[pain]]ful impulses. In [[Great Britain]], it is spelled as defence. |