general damages vs damages

general damages and damages both are nouns.

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

As nouns, damages is a hypernym of general damages; that is, damages 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
damages: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Other hypernyms of general damages include amends, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution.

general damages (noun)	damages (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	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury