Pronunciation: ' f ā -t ə - ˌ käm- ' pl ē , ' fe-, ' fe- ˌ ta-, - ˌ k ō n (m)-, Brit usu - ' käm-( ˌ )pl ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural faits accomplis \ same, or - ' pl ē z \
Etymology: French, accomplished fact
Date: 1845
: a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible