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The Adeptus Arbites maintains a presence on almost every Imperial world, headquartered in fortified precinct courthouses. The courthouses are equipped to be self-sufficient and to support a complete Arbites army. They consist of armouries, dungeons, barracks, firing ranges, scriptories, archives, warehouses, kitchens, gymnasia and garages. Courthouses are sometimes a world's only connection with the rest of the Imperium. Heading the Adeptus Arbites precincts are the Marshals of Court.<sup>2, 3</sup>
The leader of the Adeptus Arbites is the ''Grand Provost Marshal'', who represents the organisation organization on the [[High Lords of Terra|Senatorum Imperialis]].<sup>2</sup>
The Arbites are internally divided into two subgroups; [[Judge]]s, who deal with legal matters and the application of ten thousand years of case law and its precedents, and [[Arbitrator]]s who perform the work necessary to apprehend and punish those who break the Emperor's laws.
Senior Arbites fulfil fulfill both roles, with Judges getting their hands dirty, and Arbitrators learning to preside over lengthy court trials.
There are numerous ranks and roles within each such as Verispex technicians who provide forensic evidence in a crime scene, and Chasteners whose job involves the interrogation of prisoners.
Arbitrators are divided into many ranks and roles, each trained and equipped accordingly. ''Patrol groups'' prowl the dangerous undersections under-sections of city hives, ''shock troops'' break up vicious queue wars which often develop outside government buildings, ''execution teams'' hound the guilty through barren wastes and labyrinthine tunnels, ''snatch squads'' apprehend targets for interrogation<sup>2</sup>.
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