Took a case to a higher court for review (8)
I believe the answer is:
appealed
'took a case to a higher court for review' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for appealed that I've seen before include "attracted interest" , "Asked for" , "Begged - was attractive" , "Took a case to a higher court for review" .)