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Tam McGraw, the Glossary

Thomas "Tam" McGraw (19 February 1952 – 30 July 2007), also known as "The Licensee" or "Wan-Baw McGraw", was a gangster involved in organised crime including extortion and drug trafficking in Glasgow, Scotland.^[1]

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British crime bosses
Criminals from Glasgow
Scottish gangsters

Approved school

An approved school was a type of residential institution in the United Kingdom to which young people could be sent by a court, usually for committing offences but sometimes because they were deemed to be beyond parental control.

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Barlanark

Barlanark is a district in Glasgow.

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Borstal

A borstal was a type of youth detention centre in the United Kingdom, several member states of the Commonwealth and the Republic of Ireland.

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British Summer Time

During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more.

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Burglary

Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) and housebreaking, is the act of illegally entering a building or other areas without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence.

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Crime in the United Kingdom

Crime in the United Kingdom describes acts of violent crime and non-violent crime that take place within the United Kingdom.

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Extortion

Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit (e.g., money or goods) through coercion.

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Gangs in the United Kingdom

Gang-related organised crime in the United Kingdom is concentrated around the cities of London, Manchester and Liverpool and regionally across the West Midlands region, south coast and northern England, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Glasgow ice cream wars

The ice cream wars were turf wars in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1980s between rival criminal organisations selling drugs and stolen goods from ice cream vans.

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Glasgow Royal Infirmary

The Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) is a large teaching hospital.

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Heroin

Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.

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Illegal drug trade

The illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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John Hannah (actor)

John David Hannah (born 23 April 1962) is a Scottish actor and voice over artist.

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Lennoxtown

Lennoxtown (Baile na Leamhnachd) is a town in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Mount Vernon, Glasgow

Mount Vernon is a residential area in the east end of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.

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Narcotic

The term narcotic (from ancient Greek ναρκῶ narkō, "I make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties.

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Paul Ferris (Scottish writer)

Paul John Ferris (born 10 November 1963) is a Scottish author and organised crime figure. Tam McGraw and Paul Ferris (Scottish writer) are criminals from Glasgow and Scottish gangsters.

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Robbery

Robbery (from Old French rober ("to steal, ransack, etc."), from Proto-West Germanic *rauba ("booty")) is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scotland on Sunday

Scotland on Sunday is a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published in Edinburgh by National World and consequently assuming the role of Sunday sister to its daily stablemate The Scotsman.

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Shoplifting

Shoplifting, shop theft, retail theft, or retail fraud is the theft of goods from a retail establishment during business hours, typically by concealing a store item on one's person, in pockets, under clothes or in a bag, and leaving the store without paying.

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A social club may be a group of people or the place where they meet, generally formed around a common interest, occupation or activity.

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