general damages vs amends

general damages and amends both are nouns.

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

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

general 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 general damages include damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution.

general 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