exemplary damages vs amends

exemplary damages and amends both are nouns.

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

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

exemplary damages: (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
amends: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

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

exemplary damages (noun)	amends (noun)
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)	something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury