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The main components for polarimetry are a rotatable MgF2 waveplate and a SiO2\/MgF2 multilayer-coated fused silica plate that functions as a reflective polarizer. A grazing-incidence grating is mounted between them to provide wavelength dispersion. The polarization is determined from the intensity modulation of the spectral line as the waveplate is rotated. The performance of the spectropolarimeter was demonstrated by measuring the polarization of the 2s\u20132p3\/2 transition in Li-like N4+ (124\u00a0nm) excited by a 1000\u00a0eV electron beam in an EBIT. Clear modulation of the line intensity was observed as a function of waveplate rotation angle. From the measured modulation amplitude, the degree of linear polarization was determined to be P=\u2212(0.178\u22120.005+0.014), with the negative sign\u00a0indicating that the emission is polarized predominantly perpendicular to the electron beam. This result demonstrates the capability of the present spectropolarimeter to determine polarizations with an absolute uncertainty \u0394P on the order of 0.01. 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