From Latin defēctus , a defect is an imperfection in someone or something . The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) defines the term as the lack of some quality of something .
For example: "I would like to change these pants: they have a defect at knee height" , "Analysts declared that the German firm's new car is almost perfect since it is very difficult to find any defect" , "The tendency to exaggerate "It's your worst defect."
Types of defects
The concept is used as a synonym for error , failure or defect . Defects can be perceptible by the senses (such as a shirt with a missing button), noticed in the operation of something (a car with brake problems) or be linked to something more symbolic or subjective (the moral defects of a person).
Human beings tend to recognize two types of defects in themselves or others: physical defects and internal defects . Physical defects are usually associated with an ideal of beauty and can be concealed with various techniques (certain clothing, makeup, etc.).
physical problems
However, it must be emphasized that on a physical level there are a series of defects of a certain severity that can cause, in some cases, the person in question to have to undergo a series of surgical interventions to ensure that their organs and the their functioning are not affected.
Thus, for example, there is what is known as neural tube defects, which are those that are identified as being congenital and affecting both the spinal cord and the brain. There are various types of these, however, among the most frequent are anencephaly or spina bifida, which causes inability to move in the legs.
On the other hand, there is also what is called a ventricular septal defect which, as its name indicates, directly affects the heart. Specifically, what this means is that the person who has it has an abnormal opening in the wall that is responsible for separating the two ventricles that said organ has.
This defect is also congenital and can lead to the person in question having a series of major physical problems that can lead to other cardiological defects. However, some of them are most commonly corrected in an operating room so that the patient can lead a life that is as normal as possible.
Internal defects
Internal defects, on the other hand, are linked to an attitude or behavior that is harmful to the person themselves or to other people.
Psychologists insist that people must recognize and accept defects, both their own and those of others. That is the only possible way to achieve well-being and develop harmonious coexistence.
The term in law
For the law , finally, a defect of form is a fault that derives from a violation of procedural rules.
These defects can generate the nullity of judicial proceedings.