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===Organisation===
The overall leader of the Adeptus Arbites is the [[Grand Provost Marshal]], who represents the organization on the [[Senatorum Imperialis]] and oversees the organization at the [[Hall of Judgement]] on [[Terra]]. Below him are the [[Marshals of the Court]] which oversee galaxy-spanning precincts.{{Fn|2}} Below the Marshals of the Court, 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 [[Arbitrators]], the militant arm of the Arbites who perform the work necessary to apprehend and punish those who break the Emperor's laws. Senior Arbites fulfil both roles, with Judges getting their hands dirty, and Arbitrators learning to preside over lengthy court trials.{{Cite ThisCME}}
[[Image:Adeptus Arbites.jpg|thumb|150px|Adeptus Arbites by John Blanche]]
The Adeptus Arbites maintains a presence on almost every Imperial world, headquartered in fortified Precinct-Fortresses{{Fn|14}} also known as 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.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
===Equipment===
*{{Main|Adeptus Arbites Armoury}}
The Adeptus Arbites are equipped to fight a minor war, but their main role is maintaining order. A single precinct courthouse functions as a base for a complete and fully-equipped army, capable of fielding vehicles. In combat Arbitrators wear [[carapace armour]]. Heavy gloves and boots protect the hands and feet, while the head is encased within an all-enclosing helmet equipped with a [[rebreather]].{{Cite ThisCME}}
Standard personal weaponry is the Arbites combat [[shotgun]], [[boltgun]], [[grenade launcher]], [[suppression shield]] and the [[power maul]]. Several types of [[grenade]]s are used, both lethal and incapacitating. Some Patrol groups and [[Enforcer]]s may use [[Cyber-Mastiff]]s to hunt down and catch criminal fugitives who attempt to escape.{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|5}}
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]] (1987), pg. 139
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex Imperialis (Background Book)]], pgs. 12 & 34-35
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Chaos Child (Novel)]], {{Cite ThisCME}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook]], pg. 143
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Fanatic Magazine Issue 1]], pg. 5
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume One]], pg. 104
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Magazine Issue 10]], pgs. 22–23
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Nemesis (Novel)]], pg. 33{{Cite ThisCME}}, pg. 33
*12: [[Dark Heresy Rulebook]]:
**{{Endn|12a}}: pg. 50
