YES # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: h(a(),a()) -> f(c()) a() -> a() a() -> a() b() -> h(c(),a()) Let C be the following subset of R: h(a(),a()) -> f(c()) a() -> a() a() -> a() b() -> h(c(),a()) 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. # Parallel rule labeling (Zankl et al. 2015). Consider the left-linear TRS R: h(a(),a()) -> f(c()) a() -> a() a() -> a() b() -> h(c(),a()) All parallel critical peaks (except C's) are decreasing wrt rule labeling: phi(h(a(),a()) -> f(c())) = 1 phi(a() -> a()) = 1 phi(a() -> a()) = 0 phi(b() -> h(c(),a())) = 1 psi(h(a(),a()) -> f(c())) = 1 psi(a() -> a()) = 1 psi(a() -> a()) = 0 psi(b() -> h(c(),a())) = 1