YES # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: f(f(x,y),z) -> f(x,f(y,z)) f(1(),x) -> x Let C be the following subset of R: (empty) The parallel critical pair system PCPS(R,C) is: f(f(f(x1_1,x1_2),y2),y3) -> f(f(x1_1,f(x1_2,y2)),y3) f(f(f(x1_1,x1_2),y2),y3) -> f(f(x1_1,x1_2),f(y2,y3)) f(f(1(),y2),y3) -> f(y2,y3) f(f(1(),y2),y3) -> f(1(),f(y2,y3)) 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: (empty) All parallel critical peaks (except C's) are decreasing wrt rule labeling: