defence vs defense

defence

noun
  • Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military. 

  • A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence. 

  • The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence. 

  • Something used to oppose attacks. 

  • The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury. 

  • An argument in support or justification of something. 

defense

noun
  • Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military. 

  • A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense. 

  • The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding. 

  • The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury. 

  • The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case. 

  • The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense. 

How often have the words defence and defense occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )