YES # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: a(x) -> x a(b(x)) -> c(b(b(a(a(x))))) b(x) -> c(x) c(c(x)) -> x Let C be the following subset of R: a(x) -> x b(x) -> c(x) c(c(x)) -> x 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(x) -> x b(x) -> c(x) c(c(x)) -> x 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.