YES # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: f(a(),b()) -> c() a() -> a'() b() -> b'() c() -> f(a'(),b()) c() -> f(a(),b'()) c() -> f(a(),b()) Let C be the following subset of R: a() -> a'() b() -> b'() c() -> f(a(),b()) The parallel critical pair system PCPS(R,C) is: (empty) All pairs in PCP(R) are joinable and PCPS(R,C)/R is terminating. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: a() -> a'() b() -> b'() c() -> f(a(),b()) Let C be the following subset of R: (empty) The parallel critical pair system PCPS(R,C) is: (empty) All pairs in PCP(R) are joinable and PCPS(R,C)/R is terminating. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # emptiness The empty TRS is confluent.