defense vs grounds

defense

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

  • 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 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. 

grounds

noun
  • Basis or justification for something. 

  • The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered. 

  • The collective land areas that compose a larger area. 

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