evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; vice
彼は若い頃に悪事を働いて警察に捕まったことがある。
He once committed wrongdoing when he was young and was arrested by the police.
悪事を重ねた結果、彼の信用は失われた。
As a result of repeated bad deeds, he lost people's trust.
この物語は悪事が裁かれるという教訓を持っている。
This story carries the lesson that evil deeds are punished.
misfortune; calamity (in some contexts used to mean disaster or ill fate)
あの家には昔から悪事が続いたと言われている。
It is said that misfortunes have continued in that household for a long time.
天災や悪事に見舞われ、村は打撃を受けた。
Struck by natural disasters and calamities, the village suffered greatly.
彼は昔の悪事のために長年苦しんできた。
He has suffered for many years because of past misfortunes/evil deeds.