Fait Accompli Definition

fĕt ä-kŏm-plē, fāt
faits-accomplis, fait-accompli
noun
An accomplished, presumably irreversible deed or fact.
American Heritage
Something already done or in effect, making opposition or argument useless.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • accomplished fact

Other Word Forms of Fait Accompli

Noun

Singular:
fait accompli
Plural:
faits-accomplis

Origin of Fait Accompli

  • Borrowing from French fait accompli (“an accomplished fact”), from fait (“a fact”) + accompli (“accomplished”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French fait fact accompli accomplished

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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