fait accompli*: Meaning and Definition of

fait ac•com•pli

Pronunciation: (fe ta-kôn-plē'), [key]
— pl. faits ac•com•plis
  1. an accomplished fact; a thing already done:fait accompli long before the formal surrender. The enemy's defeat was a
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