YES # Compositional parallel rule labeling (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: a1() -> b1() a1() -> c1() b1() -> b2() c1() -> c2() a2() -> b2() a2() -> c2() b2() -> b3() c2() -> c3() a3() -> b3() a3() -> c3() b3() -> b4() c3() -> c4() a4() -> b4() a4() -> c4() b4() -> b5() c4() -> c5() a5() -> b6() b5() -> b6() c5() -> b6() Let C be the following subset of R: (empty) All parallel critical peaks (except C's) are decreasing wrt rule labeling: phi(a1() -> b1()) = 4 phi(a1() -> c1()) = 2 phi(b1() -> b2()) = 1 phi(c1() -> c2()) = 1 phi(a2() -> b2()) = 5 phi(a2() -> c2()) = 2 phi(b2() -> b3()) = 1 phi(c2() -> c3()) = 1 phi(a3() -> b3()) = 5 phi(a3() -> c3()) = 2 phi(b3() -> b4()) = 1 phi(c3() -> c4()) = 4 phi(a4() -> b4()) = 4 phi(a4() -> c4()) = 2 phi(b4() -> b5()) = 1 phi(c4() -> c5()) = 1 phi(a5() -> b6()) = 1 phi(b5() -> b6()) = 1 phi(c5() -> b6()) = 1 psi(a1() -> b1()) = 2 psi(a1() -> c1()) = 2 psi(b1() -> b2()) = 3 psi(c1() -> c2()) = 1 psi(a2() -> b2()) = 2 psi(a2() -> c2()) = 5 psi(b2() -> b3()) = 3 psi(c2() -> c3()) = 1 psi(a3() -> b3()) = 2 psi(a3() -> c3()) = 5 psi(b3() -> b4()) = 3 psi(c3() -> c4()) = 1 psi(a4() -> b4()) = 2 psi(a4() -> c4()) = 4 psi(b4() -> b5()) = 3 psi(c4() -> c5()) = 1 psi(a5() -> b6()) = 1 psi(b5() -> b6()) = 3 psi(c5() -> b6()) = 1 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: (empty) 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.