compensatory damages vs redress

compensatory damages and redress both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compensatory damages	Yes	No	No	No
redress	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

compensatory 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
redress: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Other hypernyms of compensatory damages include amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, restitution.

compensatory damages (noun)	redress (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	act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

compensatory damages (verb)	redress (verb)
	make reparations or amends for