actual damages vs amends

actual damages and amends both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
actual damages	Yes	No	No	No
amends	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, amends is a hypernym of actual damages; that is, amends is a word with a broader meaning than actual damages:

actual damages: (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
amends: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Other hypernyms of actual damages include damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution.

actual damages (noun)	amends (noun)
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated	something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury