悪あく事じを働はたらく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

commit a crime; do evil

A set phrase meaning to carry out a criminal or morally wrong act. Often used in serious or literary contexts.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころに悪あく事じを働はたらいて捕つかまった。

  He committed a crime when he was young and got caught.

• 悪あく事じを働はたらく者ものは必かならず報むくいを受うける。

  Those who do evil will surely face retribution.